TL;DR
- Draymond Green apologized to Dak Prescott for calling him a "bum" but still believes Prescott lacks clutch performance.
- Green admitted he was wrong to categorize Prescott as a bum and would be angry if another athlete called him that.
- Despite the apology, Green maintained his opinion on Prescott's ability to deliver in crucial moments.
- Green, a Steelers fan, also made a recruiting pitch for Prescott to join the Pittsburgh team.
Draymond Green, a forward for The Golden State Warriors, offered an apology to Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott just two days after his original comments, having previously called him a "bum."
“Since I said publicly that he’s a bum, I do want to publicly say I apologize,” Green said on a recent podcast appearance. “Just as a fellow athlete, I think I’d be pissed off if I looked up and another athlete was saying, ‘Draymond is a bum.’ I’d be pissed. So, I’m man enough to say when I’m wrong, I was definitely wrong on that.”
However, Green offered an apology for his phrasing, but he maintained his viewpoint regarding the Cowboys' quarterback, essentially stating he lacks clutch performance.
“But in saying that my feelings don’t change. I still think when it gets to the moment, I don’t think he can deliver," Green said. "But I do apologize with the way I categorized him as a bum. He’s definitely not a bum.”
Green, a noted Steelers fan, capped his apology with a recruiting pitch.
“When he’s sick of playing for the Dallas Cowboys, we’ll take him as the quarterback in Pittsburgh.”
Draymond Green apologizes to Dak Prescott
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The apology was quite expected. Green has the right to express his views, and concerning Prescott, he may be accurate. However, he ought to exercise better judgment than to publicly brand another athlete a bum. It's possible that criticism from commentators, such as Marcus Spears, influenced his choice to apologize.
“And it’s a bit rich coming from Draymond Green, who’s played with arguably a top-5 player to ever be in the NBA, to come out and say that like he’s been the catalyst,” Spears said of Green. “... It’s just that football is completely different when it comes to trying to win a championship, and it’s not always attributed to the quarterback’s performance.”
Over the years, other players in the NBA have learned to tune out or ignore Green's chirping. Perhaps NFL players will have to learn the same thing.