'Have to Win to Say Stuff Like That': Draymond Green Hits Back at Alperen Sengun for Comments About 2025 Playoffs

After a gruelling first-round matchup last season, bad blood seems to remain between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. Emotions have settled down since their series ended a few months back. It appears however, that the feud has been reignited following some choice words from Rockets star Alperen Sengun; words Draymond Green hasn’t taken kindly to.

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets went toe-to-toe in a seven-game series in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. Despite being the lower-seeded seventh seed, Golden State us ed their experience to overcome the youthful Rockets squad.

Houston’s loss was a great learning curve for their young core. The Rockets’ All-Star big man, Sengun, may have learned the most. But his recent comments have sparked some animosity between the two teams.

“They’re a very experienced team, and they fouled a lot. In the playoffs, they don’t call it. But they were the ones crying all series about fouls not being called,” Sengun said in an interview with Socrates.

Alperen Sengun’s comments were only made a few days ago, yet they have aged terribly. He failed to consider that the Rockets were guilty of doing the exact same thing.

Former Rockets forward Dillon Brooks arguably had even dirtier antics during the playoff series between these teams. Warriors superstar Stephen Curry was playing through an injured thumb and Brooks tried to utilize that to his team’s advantage.