“I’m only averaging 0.8 blocks and 0.7 steals…I know that’s not accurate” Draymond Green accuses opponent teams of stat sheet tampering amidst Jaren Jackson Jr. controversy
While addressing the stat sheet tampering controversy surrounding Grizzlies player Jaren Jackson Jr., Draymond Green said that opposing teams' score keepers are putting less numbers and stealing away his defensive numbers.
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Golden State Warriors superstar Draymond Green recently spoke about the stat sheet controversy that surrounded much of the last week for the Memphis Grizzlies. The defensive star seemed to imply that, some scorekeepers across the league are not putting his steals and blocks accurately in the record sheet. Earlier, a Reddit user blamed the Grizzlies scorekeeper for tampering with the block and stealing data combined for Jaren Jackson Jr.
Green then went on to mention the Warriors’ most recent game against the Thunder in which he finished with zero blocks on the stat sheet. He claimed that he had two blocks throughout the game and said that he would “like my two blocks.” “I can’t sit here and say, ‘Oh man, his stats are padded,’” Green began. “But when this came out, I was like, ‘Well, maybe I should acknowledge this.’” To say that I’m only averaging 0.8 blocks and 0.7 steals or something like that, like I know that’s not accurate,” he added
Previously, Tim Frank, the league’s senior vice president of communications addressed the allegation of stat sheet tampering. He came out with a statement that started to make waves on social media. “In order to ensure the integrity of our game statistics, auditors, independent of the statisticians on-site, review all plays and stats decisions in real-time during NBA games,” Frank said. “If changes are necessary, they are made at that time or following a postgame review...Memphis games were scored consistently within the rules set forth by the NBA statisticians manual,” he addressed in the statement.
Draymond Green and his defensive performance have dropped statistically while the Warriors tried to defend their championship
The 32-year-old is one of the best defenders of the current generation. Green made seven All-Defensive teams so far in his career and won one Defensive Player of the Year award. It will be interesting to see if he continues to speak out about what he seemingly feels is an injustice to him. The four-time champion is averaging 7.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.8 blocks per contest this season. He has also been knocking down 51.5 percent of his shots from the field. Green is shooting 32.5 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc.
Based on Frank’s statement, it seems like the league reviewed the plays from the Warriors-Thunder game on Monday. Accordingly they determined that Draymond did not register a single block during the contest. Golden State sits in fifth place in the West, riding a three-game winning streak that it will look to extend on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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