
Duncan’s stoicism and Bryant’s ability to give it back immediately show that even legendary trash talkers have their limits. Seeing that Green tried to work his magic on Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant and realizing that those were two guys who weren’t going to give in to his antics is a pretty fun tidbit. Hes even gotten in trash talking bouts with teammates like Shaqor Pau Gasol. His incredible talent on the court has only served to enhance his trash-talking lore, as he knows what to say and when to say it.

Green saying that no one loves Pierce like they loved Kobe immediately went viral and really captured the essence of Green’s on-court persona. Everyone who knows the NBA knows that Kobesays whatever hes thinking basically at all times. The Paul Pierce moment is one of those things that will last forever. Sit down.” I said, “Oh, s-! All right, I’m out.” I said, “Yeah, I’m locking that s- up!” He looked at me like I was crazy and said, “That miss ain’t got nothing to do with you. On a potential game winner, Mark Jackson put me in to guard him, and I got the stop. I also tried talking junk to Kobe, maybe my second year. After that, anytime he fell, I’d be the first person to help him up, like I was his teammate. It’s over.” Never talked junk to him again. As a rookie, I tried talking junk to Tim, and he was like a tree staring back at me. The guy I’d never waste my breath on? Tim Duncan. I’m not going into a game thinking about Paul Pierce. That’s proven to not be true.” He kept yapping, so finally I’m like, “Yo” - and it just came out. There ain’t gonna be no farewell tour!” He was yapping from the start: “Kill him, Blake ! He too little! He too little!” So I’m like, “Yo.
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For instance, the Paul Pierce thing that got a lot of pub, when I told him, “You ain’t Kobe. I am the best trash-talker in the game, but it’s spur of the moment. You’re supposed to be the best trash-talker in the game. One of the highlights from the interview was Green talking about trash talking during games - and a couple of guys he knew right away weren’t the ones to try. Draymond Green has always been one of the more fun interviews in the NBA, and his interview with ESPN the Magazine’s Sam Alipour and talked about everything from his relationship with Steve Kerr and his teammates, his potential relationship with DeMarcus Cousins and his children. With all due respect to players like Chris Paul, Joel Embiid, and Patrick Beverley, Draymond Green is, without a doubt, the best trash-talker in the NBA today.
