Draymond Green not cool with Rudy Gobert crying for several reasons

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Last Friday, Rudy Gobert got emotional when talking to reporters about not making the All-Star Game.

Soon thereafter, Draymond Green trolled the Jazz center on Twitter.

Draymond took a lot of heat from people on social media, which prompted him to tweet again.

Earlier this week, the three-time All-Star was a guest on CJ McCollum's podcast, "Pull Up," and he discussed the situation at length.

"I guess I was just raised a little different. That's just not OK with me. I'm all for passion and people showing their emotion and all these things, but to cry that you don't make the All-Star Game is a bit much for me," Draymond explained. "And credit to Rudy -- he didn't make it and he had 25 and 13 that night. Go do that though ... credit to him for going out and having the game he had right after thinking he should have been an All-Star and not getting the nod. I respect that and I rock with that.

"But the first part (crying) -- I can't get with that. I don't believe in that. I don't think that's cool."

Whenever the Warriors face the Jazz, the Draymond-Gobert matchup is always fascinating to watch. They both realize that the other is arguably their biggest competition for Defensive Player of the Year, and they bring out the best in each other. 

There is always a lot of trash talking, as you can see here.

Any other reason why Draymond wasn't a fan of Gobert's tears?

"Also, when you look at what we do, especially Rudy -- Rudy's a big man, he's somebody who locks the paint down; he's an intimidator -- you do that and you kind of lose some respect from some guys that you got to play against," the 2017 DPOY said. "Some guy (who may have feared you) is now looking at you like, 'Huh? Wait. You crying?'

"So even more so than anything, the mental edge that he may have on someone -- it takes a hit. And the mental edge can be exactly what gets you over the hump. The mental edge can be exactly what allows you to dominate one particular matchup.

"It's not necessarily the fact it's a man crying -- men cry, women cry, people cry, kids cry, everyone cry -- but you're crying over All-Star and we're talking about basketball ... that's my issue with the interview."

The Warriors host the Jazz on Feb. 12. Appointment television.

Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller

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