While Draymond Green's comments on the Pat Bev Podcast about the Jordan Poole punch are getting the most attention, Green provided more insight about his past beef with his newest teammate Chris Paul which could have ramifications on this season unlike Jordan Poole now that he's a member of the Washington Wizards.
Green expressed how he's looking forward to speaking with CP3 and moving past their issues. He told Pat Bev:
"Everyone's like, 'How they supposed to be teammates now?' And I'll tell you how. No. 1, I've never been in the situation really to build a relationship with him. I'm an adult, Chris is an adult. Like, we can talk amongst men. And that, I look forward to. There's no sugarcoating what's happened all these years. This is real life. Like, people get it twisted. Like, oh man, you're in character. No, this is real life we're living when we're playing in these games. [...] So to just go front and act like all those things was fake—like I publicly said I didn't like Chris before. I'm not going to just be like, 'Oh, man, that changed now that he's my teammate.' No. I look forward to talking amongst men. I look forward to working with another adult. I've had my fair share of days of not working with adults, and people who don't move like adults. So I'm looking forward to going to work with an adult. You know what I'm saying? Chris is a pro. I'm looking forward to going to work with a pro. He's super smart and he's shown to be a great leader."
Draymond also noted earlier this week that things haven't been smoothed over between the two but he's looking forward to what Paul could bring to the team regardless if they like one another or not.
"Me and Chris have had our differences, you know, over the course of my 11 years playing in this league. Since year one. Chris is the way he is. I am the way I am. He's not changing who he is at this point, I'm not changing who I am at this point. And I think it's very important for people to understand that. [...] The same sentiments I had about Chris, they don't just leave. And the same sentiments Chris had about me, like, they don't just leave. And I think that's where people get things so f--ked up. It's like, all of a sudden you gotta fake this thing or fake that thing. Nah. What I've always respected about Chris is his tenacity, his will to win. Now I have an opportunity to be alongside that, on the same side of it."
