Curry, Green refute report of disrespecting Jazz
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry and power forward Draymond Green took exception to a report from Ben Dowsett of Basketball Insiders.
Dowsett, who mostly covers the Utah Jazz, reported that Green snickered at a fan's suggestion that the Jazz were close to championship contention based on the competitiveness of Monday's game, which the Warriors won 106-103.
Green took to Twitter to adamantly denounce the report.
Yo @ben_dowsett why you lying bruh? Trying to make your name bigger off lying? Want more importance? Report something worthwhile & true!
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) December 1, 2015
You mad corny dude and media privileges should be revoked coward @ben_dowsett
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) December 1, 2015
Curry doubled down on Green's comments.
Hey @Ben_Dowsett….that’s a personal foul………..“REACHING” pic.twitter.com/eM8FbOL4Mr
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) December 1, 2015
Dowsett, who was in the Warriors' locker room following Monday's game in Salt Lake City, initially said he'd expected a little more respect for the Jazz from the Warriors - especially Green.
Can I be honest about something? I expected just a little more respect thrown the Jazz's way from GSW's locker room than what actually came.
— Ben Dowsett (@Ben_Dowsett) December 1, 2015
Example: Draymond and Steph next to a TV showing Root Sports, with a tweet up about how the Jazz are playing "like champions", or close.
— Ben Dowsett (@Ben_Dowsett) December 1, 2015
Obv. a fan tweet, clearly. But both started laughing at it like it was the funniest thing they'd every seen. Dray yells "F**k that!"
— Ben Dowsett (@Ben_Dowsett) December 1, 2015
Dowsett later offered a mea culpa in regards to Curry's involvement in the matter.
Deseret News reporter Carter Williams split the difference between the Warriors and Dowsett, although Dowsett called Williams' assertion, "just not true."
@andyblarsen I was there when this happened. A little bit of dramatic rendition of it. Steph wasn't there and Dray kinda muttered that
— Carter Williams (@cwilliamsDN) December 1, 2015