{"id":137835,"date":"2025-05-05T10:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=137835"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:26:57","slug":"draymond-green-rudy-gobert-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/05\/05\/draymond-green-rudy-gobert-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoff Tension? History of Draymond Green Rudy Gobert Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"

The playoff series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors<\/a> will have many interesting matchups. However, one that can be a low-key decisive matchup is the one between Draymond Green<\/a> and Rudy Gobert<\/a>. One thing is certain: Draymond is not a fan of Rudy. The two have been talking smack about each other for a while now. They have played only once against each other in the playoffs. But that was back in 2017, in the Western Conference Semifinals between the Warriors and Utah Jazz. So much has happened since.<\/p>\n

Playoff Tension? History of Draymond Green Rudy Gobert Beef<\/h2>\n

Most of their beef has been about who is the better defender. Green won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2017, while Rudy won it in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2024. Most fans might not remember it, but during that 2017 playoff series, there were plenty of moments between Green and Gobert. For example, Rudy committed a flagrant on Draymond during garbage time in one of the games. With that in mind, let\u2019s take a look at some key moments of the Draymond-Rudy beef.<\/p>\n

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Dec 6, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) shoots over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the second quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Crying Disaster<\/h3>\n

Things got a bit more personal between Rudy and Draymond in 2019. Gobert burst out in tears after being snubbed for the 2019 All-Star. After the viral video of Rudy crying, Draymond<\/a> took to social media to post, \u201cI guess I should cry too\u2026 no Charlotte\u201d. Gobert then replied<\/a>, \u201cLike u cried in the parking lot for KD?\u201d<\/p>\n

The fun part is that the crying has been a topic between these two since. In 2022, while speaking on Inside the NBA<\/em>, Green talked about the possibility of making the All-Star team. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing I can assure you: If I didn\u2019t make it this year, I wasn\u2019t going to cry. I can 100 percent assure you that. I mean, the man cried on national television when he didn\u2019t make the All-Star team. Thank God he\u2019s made the next three. You can\u2019t cry, Chuck. I said it then, I\u2019m gonna say it now.\u201d<\/p>\n