Fans poke fun at Draymond Green announcing return to podcast in Jordanesque way: “Oh no, the LeBron slurpcast is back!”, “bro think he MJ”
Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors is one of the most well-known figures in the podcasting realm due to his hot takes on episodes. Earlier Wednesday, Green announced the return of his podcast, "The Draymond Green Show," similar to how Michael Jordan announced his return to the NBA in 1995.
Green has encountered a ton of backlash regarding his podcast in the past. Some of the criticism came during the playoffs last season, when the defensive forward regularly uploaded an episode after each game. During Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, the Warriors lost and Draymond quickly uploaded new content.
Looks like "The Draymond Green Show" isn't going anywhere anytime soon 👀
nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio…
The four-time champion defended his podcast, saying that it didn't serve as a distraction to his play against Boston. Since then, the show has become consistent in bringing new content to Green's avid listeners. However, it came to a sudden halt after an episode with De'Aaron Fox was released in late October.
Luckily for fans of the show, Green has announced his show's return. Although there's been no mention of a specific date when the new episode will be out, Draymond left a familiar impression on fans.
On Twitter, the four-time All-Star posted a photo with a statement about the show's return. The photograph shares a resemblance to Jordan's "I'm back." fax in 1995. Below is a tweet from Bleacher Report showing MJ's famous message as he returned to the league.
comeback.
- Left baseball frustrated
- Mysteriously returned to Bulls practice
- Sparked a media frenzy
- Put out the “I’m back” fax
- Returned rocking No. 45
- Still dominated after almost two years
🐐 comeback. https://t.co/YItvt6P9Js
Here is Draymond's "I'm back." statement for his podcast.
https://t.co/GJAnz9wYE2
After seeing this, fans couldn't help but poke fun at the two-time All-NBA player. Here are some of the best reactions from fans about Green's podcast comeback.
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports Oh no, the LeBron slurpcast is back!
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports bro think he MJ💀
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports Haven’t cringed this hard since reading Skip Bayless’ timeline
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports Holy cringe bro. Sherman better.
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports YOU THOUGHT YOU WAS MJ?? THEY DONT LOVE YOU LIKE THAT... https://t.co/gBErdPLcqv
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports You should name it the triple single pod.
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports Trying too hard bruh
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports This is so lame
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports You are not HIM. https://t.co/msWTsY2ray
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports You’re not MJ we don’t care lil bro
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports yeah, Draymond Green is officially washed.
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports 😂😂😂 oh you think you’re MJ now?
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports no you did not…like you MJ…???
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports You have won most cringe tweet of 2023 and we are 4 days in
@Money23Green @TheVolumeSports Yikes can’t take MJ’s quote like that 😬
Green took a break from the show after his incident with Jordan Poole. The Warriors have a chance to extend their five-game winning streak on Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons.
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Draymond Green hasn't been defending at an all-time high this season
Draymond Green made a name for himself as the Warriors' defensive anchor. In his career, he's been named to the All-Defensive team seven times. Green was also the Defensive Player of the Year in 2016-17. Having Draymond has separated Golden State from other top teams.
His numbers this season are closely identical to his previous campaigns. The two-time All-NBA slection is averaging 7.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.7 assists while shooting 50.9%, including 33.9% from beyond the arc. That was close to his 7-7-7 numbers last season.
However, he hasn't been getting his usual numbers in the steals and blocks department. Since the 2014-15 season, he's averaged 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks. This time around, Green is averaging 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocks. It could be the outcome of him aging and slowly losing a step. But he's still an excellent help defender.
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