Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has had his fair share of rivalries with opposing players in the NBA. Recently, he had the opportunity to examine a player rivalry from the outside with the tension between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jaylen Brown rising.
While he has no alignment with either player, Green took the side of Brown, who notoriously called Antetokounmpo a “child” for faking a handshake in a game. Green said he did not mean to disrespect Antetokounmpo but sees his persona as a “big a** kid.”
“Giannis a big a** kid for real, man,” Green said on The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis. “He seems like a big a** kid. Now, Jaylen was pissed. So he called him a child [out of anger]. I say that in a way of like, [LeBron James] for instance, is a big a** kid. Giannis always gives you the super serious [act] but to me, it seems like he’s a big a** kid.”…