“Doing everything to fix his reputation before the off season” NBA Twitter reacts to Draymond Green checking on Courtney Kirkland after the loss of Tony Brown
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Courtney Kirkland and Draymond Green
Draymond Green is back in the NBA headlines and this time the reason isn’t him showing off his boxing skills on Jordan Poole by swinging a strong right. Instead, the reason is very pure as he checked upon NBA referee Courtney Kirkland before the game against the Denver Nuggets. Recently, the league lost a very efficient referee Tony Brown to pancreatic cancer at age 55 so Draymond Green checking on the ref is understandable. Tony was loved by many stars around the league.
Tony Brown was one of the best basketball referees in the world. He had an officiating career of more than 20 years and has officiated more than 1100 regular season games. The league and even many superstars around have addressed the loss of their special member. So Draymond Green taking some time out and reaching out to Courtney Kirkland to have a small talk and discuss life is really something we should respect.
Draymond Green is a villain in the league and is also known as the biggest trash-talker and the dirtiest player active right now. But again even he is a man who has feelings and he showed some of his emotions before lacing it up against the Denver Nuggets. The Golden State Warriors though lost the game and the final score stands at 123-128. Draymond Green contributed with 13 points, 9 assists and 3 rebounds.
He made it to the headlines by taking some time out of his pre-game routine and talking with Courtney Kirkland a NBA ref on the floor. He discussed the loss and even expressed his sorrow for it. As he said: “Sorry about the loss… Sorry about the loss brother.”
Fans react to Draymond Green’s pre-game interaction with ref Courtney Kirkland
Draymond Green and Courtney Kirkland had a strong and healthy exchange. Where the ref gave away a piece of advice by saying: “Do what is the best we can while we are here. Love one another and you know because once it’s over it’s over.” He also told Draymond Green to take care of himself.
The fans though are divided reacting to it. As many are appreciating and praising the efforts of Draymond Green. While many believe it was a PR activity from his side to gain back some lost respect and fix his reputation. Find some of the many such reactions posted by fans on social media platforms here below:
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