Draymond Green owes Karl-Anthony Towns real apology after spreading blatant misinformation
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green made baseless claims about New York Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns, then issued a total non-apology.
Green recently spoke to former NBA player Baron Davis and the two discussed why Towns missed a recent game between the Knicks and the Warriors. According to Green, "some would say" that the 2025 NBA All-Star missed the game because Golden State's Jimmy Butler was in the building.
He added that because Towns and Butler had their infamous 2018 practice when they were teammates on the Minnesota Timberwolves, it was possible that the big man was faking an injury to avoid facing off against a player that he has had some personal issues with over the years.
This is just a reckless and inappropriate conversation from Draymond and Baron Davis. Wouldn’t have been hard to do a little research or make a phone call before posting pic.twitter.com/GWyxXVYRQO
— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) March 6, 2025
While making those statements, Green admitted that he "didn't look that deep into it" before making the claims anyway. He probably should have, though, because Towns' absence had absolutely nothing to do with Butler.
Towns revealed that he missed the game against Golden State to support his girlfriend, Jordyn Woods, who was attending the funeral of a close friend who died from breast cancer.
Q "You seen reaction to your KAT comments [that he ducked game v Warriors]? Were you aware of circumstances?"
Draymond "No"
Q "He was at funeral for family friend"
Draymond "Oh man…But what I heard was…what I heard…I send well wishes…but the Draymond Green Show will go on" pic.twitter.com/jy0RICbUvv— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) March 7, 2025
But when Green was told this is why Towns did not play, his answer made the situation even worse:
"Oh, man That’s unfortunate. I’m sorry to hear that. That sucks. But my comments that I made, was that ‘what I heard was this. And that’s what I heard.’ So I do send my well wishes to him and his family. We all experience death in one way or another, and we’ll all experience it the same way one day. So it’s unfortunate. You never wish that on anybody. But the Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis must go on. I definitely wish them well and wish their family well. You know, we all go through that. And it’s never easy for anyone. But the Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis will go on.”
Why he felt that he needed to mention the name of his podcast twice in that answer is tasteless, but that is hardly the biggest concern.
More alarming is why Green was so willing to spread misinformation and false claims about an NBA colleague on his platform without looking into it at all.
Then, once it was proven that he was blatantly wrong about the allegations, he backed away from remorse and instead just talked about the inevitability of death. It was gross, misguided, and in poor judgment.
It's disgusting behavior and if this is the kind of approach he is going to take, it should not get rewarded with more air time and publicity on a major network once his playing career is over.
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