Draymond Green explains viral Brandin Podziemski on-court moment vs. Mavericks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Sometimes you just have to let old friends have their moment.
Brandin Podziemski recognized that during an interaction that went viral after the Warriors’ 123-115 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night at American Airlines Center, where the Golden State guard approached Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, who were chatting and laughing it up on the court after the game.
From an outside perspective, it seemed like Podziemski was trying to insert himself into the conversation between the former Warriors Big 3, but that wasn’t the case, according to Draymond Green. Golden State’s veteran forward discussed the interaction on the latest episode of his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show.”
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“Y’all stay off my man BP, Green stated. “He was coming to talk to Klay, but we were in the middle of a conversation.”
Podziemski played one season with Thompson before the veteran guard signed with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 offseason. Curry, Green, and Thompson were together with Golden State for 12 seasons, so that bond naturally is a lot stronger. Green admired the way Podziemski handled the situation.
“He was just comin’ to show some love to Klay,” Green continued. “I think most people wouldn’t have the feel to say ‘hey, I’m just gonna get the hell out of here, I’ll see him another time.’ So Shoutout to BP for being like ‘you know what, these guys laughing and talking,’ … he got the hell out of there.”
Thompson came off the bench for a period of time during his last season with the Warriors, partially tied to Podziemski earning more minutes in his rookie season. This fueled the fire even more when this clip went viral on social media.
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“Got off my man’s back,” Green said. “I saw a lot of people having fun with that moment. I thought it was pretty funny.”
Green suggests the clip was blown out of proportion, and that Podziemski handled the moment the way he should have.
“Fun moment … enjoyed seeing Klay as always,” Green concluded. “Wish we would’ve got the win. Tough night for us, but that was a funny moment. I’m glad y’all had fun with it.”
Despite what fans perceive to be true on social media, Green is adamant that there is no conflict with Podziemski, and it was just bad timing.
Podziemski will have even more of an opportunity to contribute with Jimmy Butler out for the season with a torn ACL.
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