Draymond Green, a member of the Warriors, talked about his podcast, social media, and of course, the Jordan Poole punch during his keynote speech at the event. Green has spent the last several years building up his resume, most notably through his popular podcasts, "The Draymond Green Show." Green talked about how his show has changed the media industry and how he gets a lot of backlash on it.
Green has courted some controversy, but it also provides a rare look into an active NBA player and the athletes he invites on.
The sports media industry is being disrupted by Green. You will not hear anyone in the media talk about this game. What's the reason? The game I just played was that one. My view is not the same. The media can't create the narrative they want to create in a podcasts. There was a lot of back and forth. It couldn't have been much of a distraction because I won an NBA final doing it, so I wonder what they'll say this year.
Green said he is trying to build something amazing in the media space. Although many notable individuals have founded and worked on several projects at the same time, people still question his ability to record a show after a game.
The punching video that took the internet by storm was addressed by Green.
A video shows Green punching his teammate. When the video was leaked, he re- watched it many times.
Draymond Green was in San Francisco at the time. The image was created by Haje Kamps.
Green watched the video 15 or 16 times. When I watched it, I couldn't comprehend it. Six seconds is how long the video is. There was no sound or anything preceding it. I'm watching the video and I'm like 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609-
He knows he has to address the elephant in the room and own up to his mistake. He didn't release the episode because he was still reeling from the situation and didn't want it to appear that he was only addressing the situation for personal gain
During his self-produced documentary, Green addresses the situation. Green said in the opening of the first part that he didn't care about what people said until the video was leaked. According to Green, narratives run the world and that when you take a private situation public, it changes everything.
Green talked about his struggles with social media and how he feels about being bombarded with everyone's opinions online.
Green said that social media is a great thing. Sometimes it is not alwayscensored. I don't know if it's a good thing to be subjected to everyone's opinion. Everyone on social media feels like they can say what they want to say.