It looks like “The Draymond Green Show” isn’t going anywhere.
The Warriors forward made that much clear while recording his podcast from a hotel room Wednesday night, after his team lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics by a score of 116-100.
“Draymond’s focused on podcasting, blah, blah, blah,” Green said during the latest episode of “The Draymond Green Show.” “Listen, y’all going to get this podcast. Like I told y’all at the beginning of these playoffs, this podcast ain’t going nowhere. I’m going to leave the arena, I’m going to return to the hotel room, I’m going to return to my home when we’re back in San Francisco and I’m going to film this podcast.”
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After a physical start to the series in Games 1 and 2 at Chase Center, Green endured vulgar chants and enthusiastic boos from the high-energy crowd at TD Garden in Boston during Game 3 -- but the extra attention seemingly did little to light a fire under the 32-year-old, who finished Wednesday’s contest with two points, three assists and four rebounds.
Opinions about Green’s podcast have circulated since he first began recording episodes last year, but his lackluster performance in Game 3 resulted in those beliefs being amplified at greater volume than ever before.
NBA legend Isiah Thomas cited Green’s podcast as one reason for what he believes is a lack of focus from the Golden State veteran, and Green was even asked about his podcast during Wednesday’s postgame press conference.
During a motivational rant aimed at Green as part of Thursday’s episode of “First Take,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said he enjoys “The Draymond Green Show,” but it shouldn’t be a priority during the Finals.
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“... All of that talking and two damn points. I got no problems with your podcast, my brother. I support it, OK. I love listening to you,” Smith said. “I hope you keep doing it. But guess what, that ain’t the priority right now. Two damn points.”
Green’s newest episode went live on Thursday morning, and while he spent plenty of time acknowledging his poor Game 3 showing, he also took time to defend his podcast and said he hears “all the noise” surrounding it.
“...It baffles me. It’s so funny when I hear people like, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t be podcasting,’” Green said. “So what should I be doing when I get to my room? Like, should I go to sleep? Should I watch the film again? Because I’m going to do that anyway … I want to know the real answer from people that say, ‘Draymond shouldn’t be podcasting.’”
“The Draymond Green Show” is currently the No. 141 podcast in the world based on data from Chartable.com. It’s the No. 9 sports podcast and No. 1 basketball podcast in the U.S., as reflected on the Apple podcast charts.
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Green has made it clear that he won’t stop recording his popular show, no matter what the critics say. And, as Green does, he made sure to sneak in a quick-witted jab at those who have criticized his podcast along the way.
“If you don’t want to listen, don’t, but you’re going to get this podcast, and if you want to talk about it, great,” he said. “I know that there’s media people -- I’m sorry that this podcast is doing better numbers than yours, or your attempt at doing a podcast. I ain’t the one listening … There’s other people listening, so be mad at them, but you’re going to get this podcast, win, lose, draw, hoisting the trophy, putting my ring on my finger, you name it.”
After the Warriors fell to a two-games-to-one deficit in the best-of-seven Finals on Wednesday, Dub Nation is certainly hoping for a comeback in Game 4 on Friday at TD Garden that would make for an exceptional episode of “The Draymond Green Show.”