The rivalry between Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic has taken a new turn, with both players exchanging barbs on social media after their respective seasons came to an end.
The bad blood between Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic continues to simmer, even though both players' seasons are over.
It all started when Green hit Nurkic in the face earlier this season after wildly flailing his arms during a game. That incident led to Green being suspended indefinitely by the NBA, as he had been involved in other dangerous altercations recently.
After the Warriors were eliminated from playoff contention after their loss in the play-in tournament, Nurkic posted a gif on X, formerly Twitter, of the infamous "That's all folks" graphic from "Looney Tunes."
Green kept that in his back pocket and pounced when Nurkic's Phoenix Suns were swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round.
"Ironically, the tweet may [that] may have spoiled faster [was] from the ‘Big Softie,'" Green said on his podcast on Monday. "Big Softie wanted to tweet after we lost, wanted to post a picture. That tweet spoiled so fast. Like, that’s spoiled milk. Yeah, that is all, folks."
Green then slammed Nurkic for his inability to have much of a factor into his team's success.
"You gotta be really careful when you’re not successful, and you try to take jabs at people because when you really don’t have control of your own success, when you don’t play a large enough role in your team’s success, when you can’t really affect the outcome of the game… When you really don’t affect the outcome of the game, it’s really tough to take jabs at people because you gotta jab, and then you can’t affect what your end result is."
Taking to social media, Green shared a stat on his Instagram that said Nurkic's .150 winning percentage is the worst ever.
"Hope that brother gets the help he needs," Green wrote.
In the five-game series against the Timberwolves, Nurkic averaged 7.4 points and 7.6 rebounds.
Green has been known for his fiery personality and his willingness to engage in trash talk, but his comments about Nurkic have been particularly pointed. It's clear that the bad blood between these two players will continue to boil over for the foreseeable future.
