On this First Take YouTube Exclusive, Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo react to the developing beef between Draymond Green and Austin Rivers.
0:00 Draymond’s response
2:15 Mad Dog’s reaction
3:49 Stephen A.’s thoughts
6:15 More about Steve Kerr?
8:14 “Who cares?!”
9:12 Draymond’s play
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@omosh7689
May 7, 2026 at 12:43 am
Draymond should be like Rodman when he played with Michael Jordan and fall back. He can never be a great offensive player. Embrace the role you played with Warriors and count your blessings. Don’t be Ungrateful Draymond.
@thirstenunger9672
May 7, 2026 at 12:56 am
PLAY AUSTIN RIVERS WHOLE CLIP FOR AN HONEST TAKE. HE TOLD NO LIES!! 😂
@MichaelJohnson-ss7qf
May 7, 2026 at 12:59 am
Well I guess since they to scared to keep it real on tv 📺 then we’ll do it for them in the chat. If the guy wasn’t such a dirty player golden state probably would have won one or two more titles. I mean this guy is easily the dirtiest player playing today and one of the dirtiest in basketball period. I get being physical but choke slamming, stomping on chests, kicking people in the nuts. This dude irritated me for that alone. You really don’t have enough self control to treat the game like basketball 🏀 and not a WCW match
@pauldegz757
May 7, 2026 at 1:02 am
Draymond is teammate with Seth who married Austin’s sister.
@iamshawnwilliam
May 7, 2026 at 1:04 am
He calls Kwame a “scrub” but not AR? 😂
@jameelhenry5399
May 7, 2026 at 1:10 am
Why you keep calling him Reeves 🤣😭.. kinda speaks volumes
@PabloRunnin
May 7, 2026 at 1:17 am
THANK YOU DOGGY IVE BEEN SAYING THIS DRAYMOND DONKEY GREEN ISNT GOOD IF HE WAS ON ANY OTHER TEAM HES JUST ANOTHER NUMBER!!!!
@ryanbraybrook2610
May 7, 2026 at 1:19 am
Great teams have that guy though. look at dennis rodman on pistons and bulls. thats easiest example.
@SneakerheadAD
May 7, 2026 at 1:21 am
Austin Reaves watching this clip like “Tf he say me for?”
@deansmith2959
May 7, 2026 at 1:23 am
Draymond was a solid player
@MrCarron05
May 7, 2026 at 1:27 am
Draymond automatically won argument because EVEN STEPH A calling him wrong name… thats how Irrelevant Austin Reaves I meant Rivers is…
@vincentsingh5839
May 7, 2026 at 1:33 am
Mad dog is the realist
@swiftcurrent326
May 7, 2026 at 1:34 am
With all the information out there, podcasts on any topic with highly intelligent hosts and remarkable story tellers it blows my mind that someone would chose to listen to a draymond green podcast lol
@RyanD619
May 7, 2026 at 1:39 am
Just watch any game where Steph Isn’t playing. Draymond completely shuts down and gives up.
@Phat-rj3jo
May 7, 2026 at 1:45 am
Forget he wouldn’t play on the old Celtics, he wouldn’t play much as a starter had Mark Jackson remained on the team. Jackson is old school and plays heavy ISO pick and roll with Steph and David Lee like he did with Patrick Ewing, Green is an undersized PF who can’t shoot, he would never be featured in the offense.
@tball7496
May 7, 2026 at 1:52 am
I’m glad Austin Rivers clapped back at Draymond. I like Dray, but dude is oftentimes a bully. Draymond always take these wrong. He was a backpack shooter like Austin said😂😂. If Dray was drafted by the Washington Wizards, we wouldn’t even be talking about him. He landed in the right situation & Austin did not..
@hellotherebuddy09
May 7, 2026 at 2:03 am
Draymond is a nobody without steph or kerr. Throws tantrums like a 5 year old.
@Flyingcloud37
May 7, 2026 at 2:15 am
Barkley’s statement works on so many people: “the older he gets, the better he was”
@DreTheEngineer
May 7, 2026 at 2:20 am
Draymond Green is NOT a hall of famer. Idgaf what anyone says
@tanyasalas2763
May 7, 2026 at 2:32 am
I find it interesting that d.g thinks he’s a hof. Today’s nba picks anybody nowadays.. i rather have austin than green.
@Darksigma.777
May 7, 2026 at 2:33 am
It is Rivers!!!!!
@AddisonGraceTube
May 7, 2026 at 2:39 am
Draymond Green is the Modern day Dennis Rodman 💯%! Almost one in the same especially the defense side of the ball 🏀.
@nicholasbeverly984
May 7, 2026 at 2:41 am
Dude, Draymond Green is overrated if he was on any other team he’d be a back up
@alvinedwards434
May 7, 2026 at 2:46 am
Nah play that whole clip! Yall cut Austin short.
@SheevsNuts
May 7, 2026 at 2:48 am
Wish they would’ve played Austin’s full clip because he was spitting