Draymond Green allegedly called LeBron James a word that began with an F and ended in boy during their Game 4 skirmish, but says that's just part of playing basketball.
The All-Star players won't have a longstanding rivalry as a result of what happened, and they've both put it behind them. When Green was asked about it after the Warriors' Game 7 loss Sunday, he said his relationship with James hasn't changed.
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“(We are) in the same place we were before,” Green told USA TODAY Sports . “Mad respect. That’s family. It ain’t no hard feelings. I’ve got nothing but love and respect for LeBron. He’s a competitor. I’m a competitor. We had our moment during the (series). Who gives a (expletive)?
“If you don’t have it, then — it’s basketball. Hey, we’re trying to win a championship. They were trying to win a championship. Stuff happens. But ain’t no love lost. It is what it is. The love is still there. The respect will always be there.”
Green isn't just all talk, either. He embraced James on the court after the game and made it clear that it's all love between the two.
