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    Dillon Brooks criticizes Draymond Green after the game

    Draymond Green unleashed a lot of slurs when he attacked Dillon Brooks on his podcast. “Idiot.” “Clown.” He claimed that Brooks didn’t comprehend basketball, that his teammates didn’t enjoy playing with him, and that Memphis wouldn’t achieve success until he left. Yet, after the Golden State Warriors were humiliated by the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night, Brooks shocked Green with the term “blogging.”

    Brooks had 14 points and six rebounds in the win. Despite shooting 1-7 from three-point range, Brooks was +22 in his 35 minutes, with a block, a steal, and just three fouls. After the game, Brooks shared his thoughts on Draymond with TNT’s Jared Greenberg.

    “I told him, Keep that mic open,” Brooks said. “Keep doing his podcast, keep blogging. Keep doing all that off-the-court stuff. It’s fun for him.”

    With that, Brooks succinctly described the gulf between Green’s primary job of NBA player, perhaps the coolest job in the world, and his side hustle as a podcaster, which we know from experience is one of the least cool jobs in the world. Not only that, he effectively called Green a “blogger,” and any SB Nation commenter can and will tell you how lame that job is.

    The use of the somewhat-antiquated term of “blogging” further twists the knife. Brooks casts himself above the fray here. While Green is podcasting and tweeting, and arguably being “too online,” Brooks has an Instagram account with zero posts. He can’t be bothered to learn the difference between blogging and vlogging, and probably thinks Green has a LiveJournal.

    It’s June 14th, 2000. We’re at Conseco Fieldhouse for Game 4 of the 2000 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers. With seconds remaining in overtime, the Lakers are up two points, and can take a commanding three-to-one series lead if they get a stop here… ah shit! That’s Reggie Miller, the absolute last person the Lakers wanna see with the ball behind the three-point line. Before we witness what comes next, it’s important to remember the moments that got us here. Some extremely clutch from unexpected characters and others just flat-out chaotic. To do that, we need to rewind.

    The other b-word is “bitch,” but “blogger” is almost as insulting. Steve Kerr would probably say Brooks broke the code by saying that, and then Taylor Jenkins would blame Green’s ruptured feelings on Jordan Poole.

    Of course, Brooks got some more conventional digs in on Green. After Green said Brooks’ teammates didn’t like playing with him, Brooks called it a low blow.

    That was a pointed dig at Green for punching Poole during a practice fight. (Poole was -33 with four turnovers Thursday.) Has that relationship improved since the preseason? Judging by a play from Tuesday’s night’s game with the Oklahoma City Thunder, probably not.

    Of course, none of these regular-season comments, staredowns, and one-sided victories mean anything until the playoffs. But right now, Brooks has bragging rights. And blogging rights.

    The Warriors return to Memphis in eight days. If you like this rivalry, please like, rate, and subscribe.

    Source: https://www.goldenstateofmind.com

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