Draymond Green unloads on NBA Christmas games, says schedule robs players of family time

The Golden State Warriors dynasty was efficaciously launched successful 2014. The franchise went connected to triumph 4 NBA titles implicit 8 years.

The emergence to prominence aft decades of irrelevance, combined with a star-studded roster that continues to diagnostic Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, thrust the Warriors into the institution of the NBA’s marquee teams. That presumption has made Golden State a regular enactment to play connected Christmas Day, appearing successful each of the past 13 seasons.

The Warriors past won the NBA Finals successful 2022, and the roster has undergone immoderate turnover successful the past fewer seasons, though Golden State managed to decision the Dallas Mavericks connected Christmas Day past week. However, Green said helium would person preferred to person the time off.

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Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green (23) reacts during the archetypal fractional against the Los Angeles Lakers astatine Crypto.com Arena. (William Liang/Imagn Images)

Green argued that scheduling games connected Dec. 25 negatively impacts players’ quality to walk clip with their families during the holidays.

"Playing connected Christmas Day besides f-----g sucks. And the crushed it sucks is, No. 1, what I—what I conscionable said, uh, it tin impact your mood," Draymond said connected his podcast earlier this year’s Christmas game. 

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"No. 2, we are quality beings and, conscionable similar everyone else, bask Christmas Day with our families. That kinda gets messed up for us. Um, they’re successful their homes oregon connected abrogation with their families, making memories."

Draymond Green (23) of the Golden State Warriors looks connected during the crippled against the Houston Rockets astatine Toyota Center connected March 20, 2023 successful Houston, Texas. (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)

"We don’t — we don’t get that opportunity. So I hatred erstwhile radical are like, ‘Oh man, it’s an grant to play connected Christmas Day.’ People should unopen up. Like, nary — you should unopen up, due to the fact that whether you played connected Christmas Day oregon not, I don’t — I don’t truly attraction astir the perspective."

Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green (23) jogs disconnected the tribunal aft getting ejected during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Phoenix Suns connected Dec. 12, 2023, successful Phoenix, Arizona. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Green was drafted successful the 2nd circular successful 2012, meaning helium has spent each Christmas since his rookie play connected the hardwood.

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While the NBA has shown nary signs of ending its Christmas tradition, the league present faces contention from the NFL. This year, 3 NFL games went head-to-head with the NBA slate.

The Warriors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 120-107 connected Monday. Golden State returns to enactment connected New Year’s Eve for a matinée matchup with the Charlotte Hornets.

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