mobile app bar

“These talking heads are f***ing the game”: Warriors’ Draymond Green explains why he’d prefer to be a talking head rather than a coach on Kevin Durant’s ETCs podcast

Raahib Singh
Published

"These talking heads are f***ing the game": Warriors' Draymond Green explains why he'd prefer to be a talking head rather than a coach on Kevin Durant's ETCs podcast

Warriors’ forward Draymond Green talks about life past retirement, and why he does not want to become a coach, rather a pundit.

Draymond Green was recently on Kevin Durant’s podcast, ‘The ETCs with Kevin Durant’. A lot was discussed there, and Draymond shared a lot of his opinions. There, Draymond Green said that he found the current-day players to be ‘soft as hell’.

Also Read: “Kevin Durant left the rust in the dust”: Skip Bayless has heady praise for the Nets’ superstar on his perfect performance off the bench in his return game

Along with that, Green also talked about how he actually recruited KD, back in 2016. The two were also heard talking about their infamous on-the-court spat in the 2018-19 season.

Draymond Green cites two reasons why he doesn’t want to be a coach

The first reason is a continuation of something Green said earlier. He feels that even though there is more talent in the league right now than there has ever been, the competitive spirit is very low. When asked if he would think about coaching after he hangs up his boots, Draymond said,

“I think about it, and I don’t think I will. One — the lack of competitiveness in players bothers me more than anything, and I don’t know how I would handle that as a coach.”

Also Read: “Don’t do that!” Jimmy Butler talks trash to Andre Drummond after drilling clutch jumper over him in Heat win over Lakers without LeBron James

Along with that, Green also says he wants to get away from the basketball schedule. Green said,

“When I’m done playing basketball, I don’t know if I want to be on a basketball schedule. I’ve been on a basketball schedule my entire life.”

“A coach’s schedule — they’re in the gym as much as us, plus a bunch of films, plus this meeting [and] that meeting. Their schedule in some ways is more strenuous than ours.”

Draymond has said he wants to get into broadcasting when he hangs up his boots. Let’s see how things turn out when they do.

About the author

Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

x-iconlinkedin-icon

Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

Read more from Raahib Singh

Share this article