Rasheed Wallace is taking the blame for the actions of Draymond Green.
Wallace said that Green was crafted to behave the way that he does because of his proximity to the 2004 Detroit Pistons.
He claimed that because a young Green spent so much time with the team, he learned how to be a “bully.”
Lou Williams disputed that assertion on Run It Back, saying that Green has grown into the sort of in-your-face, combative player he is today.
“I don’t recall this being [Green’s] temperament in high school, I don’t recall this being his temperament at Michigan State,” Williams said.
"I don't recall this being [Draymond Green's] temperament in high school, I don't recall this being his temperament at Michigan State."@TeamLou23 reacts to Rasheed Wallace saying the 2004 Detroit Pistons influenced Draymond's bully behavior. pic.twitter.com/ic5DpycxUF
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) December 12, 2023
Williams isn’t the only one who feels that Green’s actions have only gotten worse over the years.
While he has always been a very aggressive and abrasive star, he has certainly racked up more on-court incidents in recent memory.
That is partly why he is hit with such intense suspensions from the league when he acts out.
They have admitted that he is handed harsher sentences because they take his past actions into consideration.
While Wallace believes that Green learned this behavior from the Pistons, others feel that his offenses are because of years and years of being allowed to do what he wants.
Based on Green’s recent statements, it seems like he won’t be changing any time soon.
He has said that he won’t alter his approach to the game or the way that he interacts with others, which means that we surely haven’t seen the last of ejections and suspensions.
It ultimately doesn’t matter where Green learned to act this way and it’s now abundantly clear that he won’t unlearn it.
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