Team USA on Snapchat - Full Video via Draymond Green
by: Black Adam Schefter On Sunday, July 31, 2016
Over the past few days, Golden State Warriors forwardDraymond Green has been snap chatting almost everything he and the rest of his Team USA teammates have been doing behind the scenes.
On Sunday,Draymond Green accidentally sent out a behind the scenes photo of his p***s that wasnt meant for the world to see, but for a chick he was talking to.
Green quickly took to Twitter to state he was hacked:
Nobody believed him, and later on he eventually admitted to his mistake.
Demarcus Cousins Impersonates Draymond Greens Jumper | Team USA Making Fun Of Each Others Shots
Draymond Green had an unfortunate incident with Snapchat earlier today.
The Golden State Warriors star forwardsays his account was hacked after a n**e picture (which we wont be posting but can be searched for on Twitter) appeared on his Snapchat story (which is viewable to everyone who follows him).
Green quickly took to Twitter to address the incident.
Hacked, he wrote. (I) cant win right now.
Hacked.. Cant win right now
Draymond Green (@Money23Green) July 31, 2016
Lol sheesh
Draymond Green (@Money23Green) July 31, 2016
The hacked excuse is a common one when stuff like this happens, but that doesnt mean Green isnt telling the truth. Its also possible Green accidentally posted a picture to his Snapchat story that he intended to send privately to someone.
Green was snapchatting most of the day Saturday.
Draymond Green appears to be the only one awake on the Team USA plane. He wont stop bugging his teammates. pic.twitter.com/1mylXov4uc
Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) July 30, 2016
The Snapchat incident is pretty ironic, considering Greens playing style came under criticism in the NBA Playoffs after he (on multiple occasions) kicked an opponent in their nether region. Green, 26, ending up being suspended for an NBA Finals game after racking up too many technical/flagrant fouls. His Golden State Warriors lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games after being up in the series, 3-1. He was suspended for Game 5 and many believe his suspension ended up costing Golden State the series (and a second-straight NBA championship).
Green, who starred collegiately at Michigan State, is part of Team USAs Olympic mens basketball squad which is set to compete in Rio next month. The 2016 Summer Olympic Games begin on Friday, Aug. 5 and run through Sunday, Aug. 21. The mens basketball competition starts on Saturday, Aug. 6.
Team USA has won the gold medal at two straight Summer Olympics.
Inside The NBA: Crew Discusses Draymond Green"s Kick To The Nuts On Steven Adams | 2016 NBA Playoffs
By Matt Dolloff, CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS) The 2016 NBA Playoffs have delivered some riveting games through the first two rounds and change. But, unfortunately, the awesomeness of the games was overshadowed this past weekend by two cringeworthy incidents involving two of the leagues most high-profile players.
LeBron James, who so desperately wants to be the face of the league, would be devastated if that pretty face got smacked. And if another players arm so much as grazes LeBrons chin, youd better believe hes going to make sure the referees notice. Despite never, ever needing to flop, James did it again Saturday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Toronto Raptors.
Watch as a flailing arm catches the mouth and chin area of LeBron, who acts as if a SWAT team had just blasted him with a beanbag bullet and then table-topped him to the ground. The performance worked at first, as LeBron drew a technical foul on the Raptors DeMarre Carroll, but the foul was overturned when refs realized it was not Carroll but James own teammate Tristan Thompson who hit him.
It appears that the contact with James mouth is legit, but not nearly violent enough to warrant such a theatrical display. James told reporters after the game that he was not trying to sell a call while constantly looking away, closing his eyes, and obtusely chuckling at the very idea of him flopping.
You dont need to be a CIA operative to see that LeBron generally looked like a big fat liar during that presser. And this whole incident came from a guy who once said: I dont need to flop. I dont even know how to do it. So it doesnt mean much to me.
The objectionable antics didnt stop with LeBron over the weekend. Warriors forward Draymond Green could be in trouble after kicking Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams right in the crotch area for the second time in as many games. The first incident, a knee to the privates during a jump shot in Game 2, could be argued as an accident.
The second? Its a wonder how Green didnt send Adams through the Chase Center roof:
The last incident, which occurred during Sunday nights Thunder blowout win in Game 3, drew a flagrant 1 foul call and could be subject to further discipline from the NBA.
Green told reporters that he thought the foul might have been rescinded and even denied any intention to send Adams private parts hurtling into outer space. Not that he or LeBron should be expected to admit to their actions, especially with potential discipline still to come, but to do it with such a smugly incredulous attitude is pretty insulting to fans and followers of the game.
Theres no place in any sport for the amount of flopping and bush-league antics that happens in the NBA, whose efforts to curb it have not seemed to make a dent in the mindsets of players, especially when some of the very best players in the league are doing it.
Im no Bob Ryan when it comes to basketball coverage, but you do not need to be an expert to know that flops and crotch-kicks have no place in pro sports, especially not from world-class talents like James and Green. It pains me that I have to comment on this rubbish rather than the wild back-and-forth between the Warriors and Thunder or James domination that came before and after the flop as he battles for a third NBA championship.
Until the NBA starts imposing draconian penalties for flopping and cheap shots, theres not much reason to believe that paltry fines (by pro athlete standards) would make any kind of difference. Its one thing to go easy on the penalty in the moment that it happens, but actions like LeBrons flop and Greens kick should be zero tolerance kind of behavior that is easily differentiated from legitimate reactions.
It may be a slippery slope for the NBA to tread, but its a better option than what you have now. James and Green should be worried about their game statuses, but instead, they will continue to engage in tomfoolery with little to no real consequence.
The NBA Playoffs can be must-watch action at times, but for the quality of the product, actions like those of James and Green are a painful low blow.
Matt Dolloff is a writer for CBSBostonSports.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect that of CBS or 98.5 The Sports Hub. Have a news tip or comment for Matt? Follow him on Twitter @mattdolloff and email him at mdolloff@985thesportshub.com.
