除非你在 2022 年秋天生活在岩石下,否則你知道德雷蒙德·格林在季前訓練中打了他當時的金州勇士隊隊友喬丹·普爾的臉。
這在當時是一件很戲劇性的事情,即使只是作為背景,它也會持續整個賽季。 背景很重要。 本賽季之前,普爾準備續約,而格林可能正處於自己合約的最後一年(他在 2023-24 賽季擁有球員選項),因此即將成為自由球員,因此很可能財力有限的勇士隊不會向兩者投入長期資金。
你開始亂用任何人的錢,通常就會出問題。 顯然,格林會因為普爾獲得報酬而感到不尊重,因為他可以說是至少兩支冠軍球隊中第二重要的球員,並且在最壞的情況下,在另外兩支冠軍球隊中是第三重要的球員。 但普爾是當時炙手可熱的年輕球員。 而且是個相當傲慢的人。 不難想像他所說的話會讓脾氣暴躁的格林崩潰。
那麼,普爾說了什麼?
週五,長期可靠的記者巴勃羅·托雷在他的播客上發表講話 巴勃羅·托雷發現了 奧斯卡獲獎紀錄片製片人 Ezra Edelman(OJ Made in America)透露,普爾對格林說:“你的背包對於 30 個人來說太貴了。” 也就是說,上賽季為勇士隊花費超過2500萬美元的格林,被史蒂芬·庫裡(第30位)扛著。
嗯是的。 艾德曼收到知情人士發來的短信,透露了普爾對格林說的話。 托雷與愛德曼共進晚餐並看到了短信。 也許這會讓人覺得有點八卦。
但是托雷,如果你看下面完整採訪的 29 分鐘,你會聽到,有一位單獨的勇士隊官員作為第二個消息來源,“獨立證實”“這句話實際上一直在流傳” [Warriors] 組織作為引爆點,引發德雷蒙德的事情。”
重要的是,正如托雷接著說的那樣,這位官員並沒有證實這就是所說的話,因為他沒有親自聽到; 只是這只是圍繞該組織的討論。 所以至少,勇士內部相信這是普爾對格林說的話。
首先,如果這是普爾所說的話,那真是一句怪物台詞。 請注意,這是一個荒謬的斷言。 如果沒有格林,勇士隊就不會贏得任何總冠軍。 但這早已成為一個話題——格林從他在勇士隊的位置中獲得了不成比例的好處——你可以理解格林聽到普爾這樣的人胡說八道會有多敏感。
於是就發生了這樣的事。
當然,普爾後來被交易到華盛頓巫師隊,而格林剛剛與勇士隊簽訂了一份為期四年、價值 1 億美元的合約。 誰知道這一拳與金州勇士隊離開普爾有多大關係。 肯定還是有不和的。 整個賽季這一點都很明顯。 如果他們中的一個人必須離開,普爾就是那個人,他 是,一個糟糕的防守者,有時甚至是有害的季後賽球員。 我相信金州勇士隊的選擇是明智的。
不管怎樣,籃球的內容在這個啟示中既不存在也不存在。 普爾對格林說這句話的公然不尊重(如果他確實這麼說的話)既令人難以置信又搞笑。 你幾乎必須尊重這個傢伙的膽量。 幾乎。 但最終,這讓他陷入了困境,並獲得了一張前往聯盟最差球隊之一的單程票。
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