Draymond Green issues apology to Charles Barkley after Rockets comment originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Draymond Green received a bunch of backlash for a comment he made to Charles Barkley during a recent appearance on Inside the NBA.
While discussing the latter stage of his career, Green quipped “I think the goal is just to not look like you in the Houston Rockets uniform.”
Barkley didn’t really respond at the time, but many many in the media and on the internet viewed the comment as disrespectful, which Green now says wasn’t his intention.
On a fresh episode of his podcast, Green clarified his comment and offered an apology to Barkley for any perceived disrespect.
“I wan to provide a little bit of clarity. … The reason that I would even say that is what Chuck makes fun about in his career is actually the last 2 years in Houston. ‘I was going to get that free money.’ That’s what he says,” Green said.
“Everybody tried to make it like this whole ‘Ah man Draymond think he better than Chuck.’ The disrespect ain’t the intent. So if that’s the way it’s viewed as public disrespect, I can gladly publicly apologize. Disrespect wasn’t my intent.”
This story will be updated.