We would have loved to have heard what Victor Wembanyama and Draymond Green had to say to each other last Friday during the San Antonio Spurs loss at home to the Golden State Warriors. The two players had a bit of a fight, during a rather crazy minute in the fourth quarter. The rugged defender from San Francisco solved the problem: in his podcast, he recounted a tense but funny little conversation between the two basketball players, while Wembanyama has not returned to the court since and will be out for several weeks with a calf injury.
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This is what we call it trash talk in the NBA, it means chambering. “I had a chance to fight a little bit with a big guy,” Green began by saying. We enjoyed our moment. I know everyone has been talking about the dunk, but before that I blocked it! And when I replied to him, I looked at him, and I gave him a slightly strange look, like: then bastard? »
That’s when the exchange started, the 21-year-old Frenchman didn’t let himself be fooled by an experienced basketball player (35 years old) who has seen almost everything in the NBA. “He answered me: What ? You’re not big enoughcontinued Draymond Green. I went up to him and said: you little bastard, you are too small! And there he was: ah I’m too small, okay. I continue: you are really afraid of me. And there he was: What ? I’m not afraid, wait, you’ll see! »
“We had no chance against Wemby”
Draymond Green is known for his bloody streak in the American League. In particular, he violently grabbed the neck of Rudy Gobert, another Frenchman, with whom he was not on good terms. With Wemby, the situation is different: Green recently said that Wembanyama will ultimately be the best player in the NBA.
And Wembanyama has shown since his NBA debut that he is not the type to shy away: “If someone talks to you a certain way, you have to respond a certain way,” he said after his meeting and clash with Green on Friday. My best answer is always on the field. This is what hurts them the most. »
The episode between Green and Wemby takes a more spectacular turn during the following action. “This conversation is going from one side to the other,” the Warriors player continued. And then we started jockeying for position under the basket. » The Spurs benefited from a fast ball attack game, with the clock showing one second left to shoot. There was only one option: throw the ball close to the basket and hope Wemby put it in. The results even went beyond the limits and impressed Draymond Green.
“Everything happened in slow motion (in slow motion)defender Roué said. He makes this little spinning motion, but he spins while staying in place. He took one step and was in front of the basket while catching the ball with his left hand. I thought I could catch the ball but when I saw it take off I realized I had no chance. I thought Jimmy (Butler) could fight him from behind but he didn’t stand a chance either. The only person who had a chance of catching the ball was the person who actually caught it: Wemby. »
There is a touch of admiration that we feel from the words of this basketball player who is known for being outspoken and who does not hesitate to say bluntly what his opponent is thinking when he is behind the microphone. With Wemby, Draymond Green remained very gentle when on the floor, unlike his behavior on the floor, where he tried to take the Frenchman out of his match.
After Wemby’s dunk, the two players almost faced each other. “I told him he was afraid of me (he laughs) », concluded Green. Victor Wembanyama gave another version: “He stayed still when I dunked on him. »
The dunk did not count: it was canceled by the referee due to a previous foul. Green had to go off seconds later for another foul on Wemby, before returning again late in the game, and winning the game with his team… by a small point. In the final action, which could have given the Spurs a win, Wemby, hoping to grab a rebound to score the winning basket, was perfectly kept away from the basket… by Draymond Green.
