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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors complains about a call during their game against the LA Clippers at Chase Center on March 02, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
Draymond Green made it clear that there is no rivalry between his team, the Golden State Warriors, and the Memphis Grizzlies following a blowout defeat of 131-110 on Thursday.
At a postgame press conference, Draymond Green told Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian that he does not regard the Warriors and the Grizzlies as rivals.
"Let's not call it a rivalry... It's a basketball game," he said, according to NBC Sports.
ESPN's Tim MacMahon probed more into Green's reasons for not seeing the Warriors and Grizzlies as rivals. Draymond Green explained that what creates a rivalry is when opposing teams manage to score a win against each other.
"Clearly we've won four times and I think their organization has zero championships, so I can't consider that a rivalry," he said.
The Warriors won the NBA Western Conference semifinal series in six games last May on the way to their fourth NBA title in eight seasons, while the Grizzlies triumphed on Thursday.
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Dillon Brooks Comments Calls Green's Podcast 'Cute'
It's apparent that both sides hate each other, whether it's a rivalry or simply a basketball game.
After the Grizzlies' victory against the Warriors on Thursday, Memphis player Dillon Brooks added fuel to the flame with his remarks about Draymond Green. He gave Green some advice for his budding media career in their postgame interview.
Dillon Brooks said that Draymond Green should keep up his "off the court" activities like his podcast and blog, Brooks said. "It's cute. It's fun for him," per CBS Sports.
In a viral video clip from the recent Warriors-Grizzlies matchup, Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks were seen in a heated exchange on the court.
The Warriors are now sixth in the Western Conference, with several teams closing in on them. They will face dangerous opponents like the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns, so even one more defeat might send them back to the NBA play-in spots, per the Golden State of Mind.
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