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Draymond Green Felt Like a 'Coward' for What He Did After Warriors' Loss

Green apologized after Game 4 loss.

Kyle Koster

Draymond Green apologizes for not speaking to the media after Game 3.
Draymond Green apologizes for not speaking to the media after Game 3. / NBA
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Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are now on the brink of elimination after a second half flurry by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. With Stephen Curry confirming that he is not Superman and probably won't be putting on that cape to help in overcoming a 3-1 series deficit, things are starting to look bleak.

Green began his postgame podium commentary by looking back instead of forward, apologizing for not speaking to the media after Golden State's Game 3 loss.

"Before I start I want to apologize to y'all," Green said. "I didn't talk the other day. I was quite a bit frustrated ... and I felt like a coward when I got home so I wanted to apologize to y'all for that."

It's a nice thought but a completely unnecessary mea culpa. The world is not suffering from a lack of accessibility to Green's thoughts on basketball and beyond. He may be the player that it's least credible to accuse of ducking a tough loss or setback or anything really.

The Warriors' remaining veteran presence faced the music after defeat and could get the opportunity to face it again after elimination. Feel confident that there will not be an absence of Green commentary going forward.

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Kyle Koster
KYLE KOSTER

Kyle Koster is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated covering the intersection of sports and media. He was formerly the editor in chief of The Big Lead, where he worked from 2011 to '24. Koster also did turns at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he created the Sports Pros(e) blog, and at Woven Digital.

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