Video: Draymond Green Goes ‘Mad’ Over Lisa Leslie Asking NBA Players To Donate To The NBA
In a resurfaced video, Draymond Green had a little outburst over Lisa Leslie suggesting that NBA players should donate some of their salary to the NBA. He went off on a rant about how players already give back to their communities and also support the league in their own way. But like, come on, Draymond! […] The post Video: Draymond Green Goes ‘Mad’ Over Lisa Leslie Asking NBA Players To Donate To The NBA appeared first on BlackSportsOnline.
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In a resurfaced video, Draymond Green had a little outburst over Lisa Leslie suggesting that NBA players should donate some of their salary to the NBA. He went off on a rant about how players already give back to their communities and also support the league in their own way.
But like, come on, Draymond! Lisa Leslie was just trying to promote unity and support for the league during tough times. Everyone could use a little help right now, and if the players are able to chip in, why not? Plus, it’s not like they’re going broke from it.
Back in 2022, Draymond Green, Lisa Leslie and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James appeared on “The Shop” and discussed multiple sports topics. Leslie talked about the WNBA’s financial issues and the well-documented pay gap, suggesting that NBA players should donate to the league.
“Maybe one night, y’all don’t go to the casinos,” Leslie said..
The four-time NBA champion took issue with that and passionately defended the NBA players’ support of the WNBA.
“I have something on this, though. It pisses me off. It pisses me off, because I don’t think there’s anyone in America that supports the WNBA more than NBA players. The NBA players support the WNBA, like, more than we probably support the f**king NBA. And it bothers me.”
Leslie agreed with Draymond Green’s take about the NBA’s support of the WNBA. She explained that at a Zoom call for the WNBA’s 25th anniversary celebration, she emphasized that NBA players don’t get enough love for their support of the women’s league.
“Our number one allies that have supported us from day one are the NBA players,” Leslie recalled saying on the Zoom call. “They tweet, they follow us, they come to our games. We don’t highlight them…you guys are targeting the wrong people.”
Maybe Draymond just needs to chill out a bit and realize that sometimes it’s okay to give a little more to help out the greater good. But hey, what do I know? Just my two cents on the matter!
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