Warriors star Draymond Green set the social media landscape ablaze when he took a jab at Charles Barkley last week on ESPN’s “Inside the NBA,” saying the goal is to “not look like [Barkley] in a Houston Rockets uniform.” After Green’s comment was widely labelled as disrespectful towards Barkley, he provided clarification on his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show,” denying that he meant any disrespect. “Don’t lie and don’t put words in my mouth,” Green said. “If you want words, I always give you the words out of my mouth. [At] no point did I say, ‘Oh man, I’m better than Charles Barkley.’ Stop it. Again, to try to build it as disrespect. There’s no disrespect from me to Charles Barkley. That’s just not how I roll.” Draymond provides clarity Charles Barkley interaction “The reason that I would even say that is what Chuck makes fun about in his career is actually the last 2 years in Houston… everybody tried to make it like this...
Draymond Green clarifies viral comments about end of Charles Barkley’s career
Published May 11, 2026 • 12 hrs ago
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