Draymond Green’s just chillin in the Pelicans huddle. ??? pic.twitter.com/ReLTOxvOx8
— Warriors Talk (@JaeAzizi) May 9, 2018
During a timeout midway through Game 5 of the Warriors-Pelicans series on Tuesday, Draymond Green entered the New Orleans huddle, and seemed to listen in intently to a discussion between former Warriors assistant coaches Alvin Gentry, Darren Erman, and Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo.
The funny thing is, none of them seemed to notice, except for Gentry at the very end.
Draymond has gone back and forth with Pelicans players all series, especially Rondo. Green scoffed at the idea that he’s tried to bait anyone on New Orleans after Game 3.
“No, I don’t have to bait Rondo,” Green said. “I get nothing out of trying to bait Rondo at anything. That does nothing for me. Once again, when have I went up and tried to bait him? Y’all hate the storyline of someone trying to bait me, huh? I just gotta be involved, like, ‘Oh, Draymond’s doing this…’ At some point, somebody gotta tell the truth. It ain’t Draymond this time.
“I’ve baited a lot of guys, tried to bait a lot of guys. Succeeded quite a bit, sometimes failed. I ain’t trying to bait nobody. At some point, somebody gotta tell the truth. I know that’s not quite the DNA these days, people telling the truth. But at some point, y’all got to tell the truth. Draymond ain’t trying to bait nobody. I’m chilling, playing basketball. I look forward to y’all telling the truth one day. Maybe it won’t happen. I ain’t expecting it. But I look forward to it.”