Friday night’s rematch between the Bucks and Warriors was every bit as intense as expected. Golden State won in come-from-behind fashion, and tensions at the buzzer boiled over into a scuffle between the teams centering around O.J. Mayo and Draymond Green.
Things apparently stemmed from Michael Carter-Williams staring down the Golden State bench after a dunk late in Milwaukee’s victory last Saturday, which the Warriors took offense to. It led to this exchange between Green and Mayo.
Draymond Green & O.J. Mayo chat after Warriors get their revenge on Bucks pic.twitter.com/pUcPV5EW3Y
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) December 19, 2015
Green’s explanation for things was quite simple.
Draymond Green wouldn't go into detail about what OJ Mayo said but made a strong point to note, "No man is going to touch my head."
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) December 19, 2015
Mayo went into a bit more detail.
“There are different ways of getting your point across rather than going to the media bashing one of our brothers,” Mayo said, via Yahoo’s Marc J. Spears. “At the end of the day, he felt that Michael Carter-Williams did something that wasn’t much class. He went even further with class speaking on our team situation. At the end of the day, he’s a heck of a player. He’s had a heck of a career thus far and a big part of why they win ballgames. But keep it class. A lot of people follow what you say and what you do.”
Also, Draymond, it was only a love tap.
Bucks OJ Mayo to Yahoo on touching Draymond Green's head: "Little love tap. Nothing like (disrespect). Keep it class. He's a great player."
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) December 19, 2015
It’s a shame these two teams don’t play again this season, because there seems to be some genuine disdain here. Now everyone update your t-shirts!
