Draymond Green’s Mike Brown interaction angered players
The The New York Knicks are in free fall lately, hitting a new low on Monday night with a home run loss to the Dallas Mavericks. After a strong start to the year, the Knicks are now in danger of falling in the Eastern Conference standings, having already lost control of the number two seed.
The Knicks’ struggles reached a boiling point during the team’s recent trip to the West Coast, which included a loss to the Golden State Warriors. During that game, the Warriors thrive Draymond Green received a flagrant foul for tripping the center of Nix Karl-Anthony Townsbut that didn’t stop Coach Nix Mike Brownformer Warriors assistant, from hugging Green after the game.
ESPN NBA Insider Ramona Shelburne reported Tuesday on NBA Today that “From what I understand, this hug didn’t sit well with a lot of people over there in New York… although you can understand, while it may have something to do with Draymond Green, I don’t think it went over well, especially not in the middle of a losing streak…” according to Oh No He Didn’t on X, formerly Twitter.
This comes amid reports from SNI’s Ian Begley that some players in the Knicks organization they lacked commitment their roles in the team according to Brown’s system.
New York is currently 25-18 on the season, although they were 23-9 just a few weeks ago, around the time they won the NBA Finals.
While the sky isn’t falling yet, it will certainly be interesting to see how much the Knicks front office will let this loser affect what they decide to do or not do at the upcoming NBA trade deadline, which is set for February 5th.
Anyway, the Knicks take the court on Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets.
2026-01-20 23:39:00
