Draymond Green was critical of Dillon Brooks after eliminating his team from the playoffs.
Green’s Golden State Warriors beat Brooks’ Houston Rockets 103-89 in Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Sunday. The Warriors won on the road in Houston to eliminate the Rockets from the playoffs.
A day after his win, Green discussed the series during his “The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis.” Green was critical of Brooks in an episode that was published on Monday. Green was annoyed that Brooks didn’t shake hands with his opponents after Game 7 and thought it reflected poorly upon the Rockets pest.
“Dillon Brooks ran off the court. So when I say you see what guys is (sic) made of, he ran off the court. Ain’t shake nobody up. You admitted that you was (sic) trying to hurt Steph’s hand,” Green said.
“So if you gonna be on that type of time. Wear shades in the press conference. You gonna be talking, you gonna be mister big bad wolf, don’t lose and then not face the music. Don’t be that guy. … You lose a lot of respect for guys in that moment.”
Green believes that Brooks has lost the respect of his colleagues.
“You a sucka, man,” Green said of Brooks. “When guys lose respect for you in this league, it don’t matter and it’s gonna catch you in the end.”
"Dillon Brooks ran off the court… but that's who Dillon Brooks is, you know what I'm saying? You a sucka."@Money23Green GOES OFF on Brooks for how he acted after the Rockets lost Game 7 to the Warriors pic.twitter.com/YYNAhuR5Oj
— The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis (@DraymondShow) May 6, 2025
Green calling out an opponent for unsportsmanlike conduct is awfully ironic considering his history. But it’s never a bad look for someone to talk as much trash as Brooks did and then not be a stand-up player after losing. Of course, Brooks is almost as notorious for dirty conduct as Green. They’re a good match.
