Draymond Green is known for speaking his mind when he deems it necessary, so Hassan Whiteside probably should've known what was coming next when he tweeted some not-so-nice things about small ball centers on a slow summer night. This is how you start a late-August NBA Twitter feud:
Draymond Green, Hassan Whiteside spend slow summer day insulting each other’s games
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Small ball only works on centers that can't score #factsonly I wish you would put Someone that 6'6 on me #careerhigh #highschooldays
— Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) August 26, 2015 Green, who is 6'7 and often plays center for the Golden State Warriors in their small ball lineups, unsurprisingly took personal offense and responded in kind:
Can you score doe? Bigs becoming dinosaurs
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) August 26, 2015 After spending a few hours thinking it over, Whiteside doubled down and added a little flopping diss in the process:
2 dribbles in the post they going to cry for a double team FOH just watch go small ball #lightdoubledouble #getyourweightup #dontflop
— Hassan Whiteside (@youngwhiteside) August 26, 2015 Green then offered “82 million reasons to flop,” in a not-so-friendly reminder that he signed a big contract extension and Whiteside makes less than $1 million next season:
82 million reasons to flop and the d league ain't never been 1!!!! But keep wearing shirts chasing that 2k rating #thefinerthings
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) August 26, 2015 Thus concludes this week’s edition of Can Basketball Come Back Yet?
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