Former Warriors Player Slams Jusuf Nurkic for Draymond Green Comments

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Following Saturday night's game vs. the Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic slammed Draymond Green to the media, saying, "It's sad. He didn't learn anything. Just a matter of time, he's going to hit somebody else again. I take back everything I said. He don't deserve a chance."
Green unleashed on Nurkic during a recent podcast episode, and has the support of his former teammate Demarcus Cousins. During an episode of The Bully Ball show, Cousins said, "You can't on one hand want to be a part of the nonsense and part of the circus, kind of nitpick and act like you're one of those guys, and then once you kind of get outplayed, then you run to the principal's office, and, 'Well, he's not the same, and he'll never change.' That's wack."
"You can't want to be part of the nonsense, get outplayed and then go run to the principal's office" - @BoogieCousins and @RajonRondo calling out Jusuf Nurkic on this week's Bully Ball. Full episode out now, wherever you get your podcasts, or right here: https://t.co/rsJiUCvgwZ pic.twitter.com/lKWO2ept4O
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) February 13, 2024
Cousins made a similar point to the one Green made on his podcast, as the Warriors forward called Nurkic out for trying to bait him all game, and then running to the media after the game.
Green and the Warriors got the better of Nurkic and the Suns in this game, and so far Green has gotten the better of Nurkic in the aftermath as well. With the support of his former teammate, Green and others believe Nurkic cannot have it both ways as someone who tried baiting Green, and also went to the media about him.
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.
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