Draymond Green called Kelly Olynyk dirty and Twitter wasn't having it

When you're known for kicking other players in a sensitive area, you might want to take a pass on calling anyone else dirty.
Draymond Greene, however, does not subscribe to this philosophy, and called out Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk.
"Kelly Olynyk is a dirty player, man," Green said on his most recent podcast. "He's dirty. Dirty player, man. I don't respect guys like that. I mean, I know he's not like the greatest basketball player of all time, so maybe you feel like you got to like do that, but you don't like – just dirty. Like I don't respect that man, he dirty."
The comments did not go over well on Twitter, with users left completely stunned that Green, of all people, would pull the old pot-kettle trick. This meant one thing: The memes were flying.
When Draymond Green calls another player dirty pic.twitter.com/tBDw9sEph3
— Brandon Kelly (@raisinbran_91) May 8, 2017
How Draymond had the audacity to call someone else a dirty player?! Someone get the man! pic.twitter.com/kwTfccdq0m
— 👑 𝚃𝚑𝚎 E̸n̸e̸r̸g̸y̸̸̸ 𝙿𝚕𝚞𝚐 🔌 💎 (@just_Fletchy) May 8, 2017
Draymond Green saying Kelly Olynyk is dirty and he doesn’t respect players like that is laugh out loud funny… https://t.co/yIGntUOYmq pic.twitter.com/2U2jCkQwgR
— Fanlys (@FanlysSports) May 8, 2017
When Draymond calls Olynyk a dirty player... pic.twitter.com/coUp4UNBPz
— Joey O (@joakie13) May 8, 2017
Draymond Green calls out Olynyk for being "dirty." Says "I dont respect guys like that." Umm.. 🤔🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/tnUtKhHlnQ
— Zach Brunner (@FantasyFlurry) May 8, 2017
Leave it to Draymond to act so above reproach playing for GS, that he tries to spin his dirty play into being a tactful veteran. That's rich pic.twitter.com/wVRQcb1pze
— 𝚂𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛 𝙶𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 (@Spencito_) May 8, 2017
My reaction after hearing Draymond's comments on Kelly Olynyk purposefully trying to injure people pic.twitter.com/q4yPzHgN2i
— Troy Tanner (@TroyNTanner) May 8, 2017
Reminder: Green committed FOUR flagrant fouls during the 2016 postseason and ended up getting suspensed for Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.