Draymond Green gained a lot of respect for the Sacramento Kings over the last two weeks.
With one exception.
Green was suspended for Game 3 of the Warriors’ series against the Kings after stomping on Domantas Sabonis’ chest. When Green returned he did so off the bench, a move that ultimately helped electrify the Warriors, who beat Sacramento in seven games.
After Steph Curry’s iconic performance in the deciding game, Sabonis left the floor without shaking anyone’s hand. That move irked Green, who ripped the Kings big man on his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show.”
“Lost a lot of respect for Sabonis,” Green said. “You don’t shake guys hands after you lose, I don’t respect that. I once left the court when we lost in Game 7 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. I went to the locker room and I sat down and I said ‘This don’t feel right’ and I walked back out on the court and I showed everybody love.
“You lost, deal with it. Pay your respect. That was wack to me, that’s wack. But I wouldn’t necessarily even say lost respect – look, I don’t respect that, and that’s wack. However, Sacramento Kings organization, Sacramento Kings fanbase, De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, Mike Brown and Company, I gained a lot of respect for.”
Sabonis is certainly not the first or last player to not shake hands. But that’s a move that’s going to draw the ire of some, and it doesn’t sound like it’s something Green will forget soon.
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