Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green Disappointed With Former DPOY

With how the game ended, the Warriors improved to 44-31, which gave them the fifth spot in the Western Conference standings. However, Green expressed his disappointment over the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year. His reason is mainly how Jackson handles himself on the floor and his tendency to commit a foul.

“I’m disappointed in Jaren,” Green said. “I’ve got a lot of love for him, that’s my Spartan dog. He’s too good to still be getting in foul trouble. A couple of them fouls he picked up, he can stay away from those. It’s time for him to take that next step in that department, because it was huge for us for him to get out of the game. And I’m happy he did, but I am a Jaren fan. I’m always rooting for him.

Jackson is third in the league in personal fouls with 3.4. Since entering the NBA in 2018, the big man has not averaged less than three fouls a season. Other defensive stars like Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama, on the other hand, have been able to control their tendency to commit personal fouls.

The Golden State Warriors forward revealed his emotions every time Jackson committed a foul

For any player, getting their opponents to commit fouls is almost always a good thing. That’s exactly what Green felt whenever Jackson committed the six fouls he got defending the Golden State Warriors. After the game, he expressed his thoughts on JJJ’s fouls.

“Every foul he picked up, I was happy during the game,” he admitted. “But there’s a part of me thinking, ‘You can’t do that.’ When he picked up the fifth one, I literally walked to (Desmond) Bane on the bench and said, ‘Bane, that’s crazy. That’s ridiculous.’”

The Golden State Warriors won the season series against the Grizzlies 3-1 and look to keep their winning momentum ahead of the postseason.