Charles Barkley taunts Warriors’ Draymond Green over Stephen Curry’s opinion.
Originally written on ClutchPoints | By Peter Sampson | Last modified May 15, 24
The Golden State Warriors had a dismal season by their standards, and Charles Barkley reminded Draymond Green of it on Wednesday night.
With Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso appearing on TNT alongside the crew, the conversation shifted to Caruso’s teammate, DeMar Derozan. When Caruso mentioned that he may have earned the Clutch Player of the Year award if the Bulls had greater team success, the Warriors forward responded:
Alex Caruso: "I think DeMar [DeRozan] could have won [Clutch Player of the Year]—"
Draymond Green: "Uh uh… and DeMar my guy… but he couldn't have because Steph Curry was winning."
Charles Barkley: "Y'all were winning? Y'all were in the Play-In." 💀pic.twitter.com/u0C1tQhdoV
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Alex Caruso says, “I think DeMar [DeRozan] could have won [Clutch Player of the Year]—”
Draymond Green says, “Uh uh…and DeMar my guy…” But he couldn’t, because Steph Curry was winning.”
Charles Barkley: “You were winning?” You all participated in the Play-In.
Leave it to Barkley to frustrate Draymond and the Warriors. One of the best things about the NBA on TNT is the chemistry between Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, and Ernie Johnson. Their infrastructure is so strong that the group can quickly add more guests, such as Green, without significantly impacting the broadcast.
With the NBA TV rights up for negotiation, there’s a good likelihood that this is the final season of the NBA on TNT. Bill Simmons believes that TNT has already been outbid by NBC.
“One of the funniest things ever is that we’re all pretending that the TV deal wasn’t done like a week and a half ago,” Simmons stated in his podcast. “I guess it’s finished. I think Warner [Bros. Discovery] has already lost it. And I’m not sure why we’re waiting until after the playoffs; perhaps that’s how they have to do it. But it’s over. NBC is getting it. “I am just telling you.”
Draymond Green and the Warriors underperformed in 2024.
It was a difficult season for the Warriors.
Mike Dunleavy Jr. was frank about Golden State’s underperformance in his departure interview after the Warriors were eliminated from the NBA Play-In Tournament.
“We had a disappointing year. Even though we won more games than the previous year, I believe we fell far short in terms of talent, experience, and all of that,” he stated. “An ownership group, front office, coaches, and players all signed off on the roster to begin the season, and we simply got ourselves too far behind the eight ball, really, as the season progressed. We chased it down in the end, but it was too little, too late in a tight Western Conference.”
Green’s many bans had a big role in the Warriors falling so far behind until their late-season surge. The future Hall-of-Famer missed 21 games in total after choking Rudy Gobert on November 14th and striking Jusuf Nurkic in the face a month later, with the Warriors finishing 11-10 without Green before his return in mid-January.
