ESPN's Seth Greenberg Rips Golden State For Enabling Draymond Green's Behavior: 'He's Killing Your Culture'

ESPN’s Seth Greenberg has had enough of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green’s antics.

OutKick has covered at great length the numerous incidents where Green has choked or punched opponents, gotten suspended, or been ejected from games( it's been a grind covering this guy, he gets in a lot of trouble).

On Wednesday, he got himself kicked out a game for the fourth time this season by arguing with a referee early in a game against the Orlando Magic.

He has since apologized for his actions and taken full responsibility for them (instead of deflecting responsibility, something he has done in the past). 

Despite his sincere apology, Greenberg was fed up not just with Green, but the Warriors franchise in general for enabling this extended streak of bad behavior from the forward.

"It was a joke. You can’t continue to say alright and put him right back in the game. The culture creators in that locker room have to take ownership of what’s going on," Greenberg said. "It’s Steve Kerr…don’t play the dude. He’s absolutely killing your culture, your identity, and basically everything you’ve built. Eventually , no means no. It's like when you’re dealing with your kids. If no means yes, you shouldn’t have said no. Your actions as a coach as an organization have to be a lot stronger."

Greenberg Was Right, The Warriors Need To Do Something About Green

Greenberg followed up that strong criticism by suggesting that the Warriors should either strongly punish Green, or cut ties with him altogether.

"The Golden State Warriors aren't going anywhere. You're going to have to blow this thing up," Greenberg said. "So why not make a strong statement and say, ‘You know what we’ve gotta move on. It might impact us in the playoffs this year, who cares about that, we’re not winning a title this year anyway.’ Make a strong statement about the culture of your organization."

At this point, I don’t really know if the Warriors have another option but to take stronger action with Green.

Draymond Green (23) talks to referee Ray Acosta just before getting ejected on Wednesday. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

No matter how many times this guy has been shown grace or given second chances, he quickly turns back to his toxic behavior. I’m all about showing opportunities for people to get redemption, but those people have to show they want to change their ways. Green, time and time again, has shown that he can’t keep himself from reverting back to his old ways. Stronger action is necessary.

What does that look like? That’s for the Warriors to decide. But they better do something soon, before Green ruins any lingering hopes they have of making the playoffs.