Draymond Green beefs with Austin Rivers: ‘Biggest bailout in US history’
Some players, like Steph Curry, will be on the golf course as soon as the NBA season ends. Others hit the beach in places like Cabo for some much-needed rest and relaxation. Draymond Green is making use of his downtime like only he can: getting into a podcast beef.
Warriors star Draymond Green (above) took aim at former NBA player Austin Rivers. The Draymond Green Show In the other corner: Austin Rivers, the retired 11-year vet and son of longtime coach Doc Rivers. On the latest episode of his podcast , “The Draymond Green Show,” the Warriors star called out Rivers for “getting the biggest bailout in U.
S. history prior to President Trump bailing out the airlines,” referencing the $35 million extension he signed in 2016 with the Clippers, who were run by his father at the time. Rivers clapped back on Instagram , taking a not-so-subtle shot at Green’s friendship with Lakers star LeBron James.
“I think you maybe hang around your big bro (we all know who I am talking about) and you maybe start to think you him,” Rivers wrote. The feud began when Rivers took issue with comments Green made on a previous podcast. Green, who has built a Hall of Fame resume on defense and dishing assists to Curry, said playing for coach Steve Kerr had “hindered” his career by sacrificing his scoring ability.
Rivers, in an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show ,” called Green’s comments “ridiculous” and said “it bewilders me that he even thinks like this,” citing his high basketball IQ and utility in Kerr’s system. The Warriors’ Draymond Green (right) has had a more decorated NBA career than Austin Rivers. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Rivers also said Green had “never been a scorer.