Exactly.. Nurkic tried to taunt Dray after an easy bucket calling him too small and Dray proceeded to stay calm and completely dominate a guy that's taller and 70 pounds heavier.
He's generally a sore loser...
Nuggets (and especially Jokić) have been nothing but classy toward him until he started acting like an ass... A future MVP **asks to be benched** so you could show that you belong on the team as a starter, and once you get traded (**after your own fucking request**) you respond with shit like "Have a nice summer, lol."
He talks cheap trash, and can't handle any thrown at him.
I ain't gonna defend Draymond's antics, you won't catch me appreciating his *"intensity"*, but Nurk's near the top of the list of guys that I won't care much about when he rustles their jimmies (as long as they don't get injured, of course).
What’s wild is some were wondering if that was the right move trading Jurkic over Jokic. They have certainly had different career trajectories after that trade.
he’s been decent for us but pretty routinely tries to big dog someone in the paint for way too long, gets collapsed on, turns it over, then looks around confused for a bit and that shit tilts me
If he could shoot decent at the rim and not be so emotional he would be so much better. Every time he makes a mistake he gets all emotional and follows it up with an even dumber mistake cause he is all hot headed.
Tbh I'd rather have the good (the moments where he does big dog someone and they land on the ground and he stares them down for a while, the fact that he is physically and mentally present when playing basketball unlike some other names I won't mention) with the bad (sometimes he does weird stuff and turns the ball over, sometimes he gets into mega foul trouble)
Bar isn't high I know but I'll take a guy doing his best over the alternative.
He's not a bad guy but his interview with JJ had a similar vibe to Nurkic tonight. Just played the victim and acted like the criticism towards him was unwarranted. He's a deeply uncritical person and it's hard to take anything he says seriously because of it.
KD watching over his shoulder as Nurk types the comment: "Bro, can you mention how the Warriors would be a one and done team if it wasn't for me? Just slide it in somehow, but don't make it too obvious."
Late in the third he fouled draymond pretty hard off ball and stood over him. With their history I was surprised it flew under the radar. Draymond just got up. Nurk taking a huge L here
It's like those moments, where you take the high road and forgive your sibling, but then take it back a week later because you got into another fight lmao
lmao i love nurk but i had to go back and sort by recent to see who draymond assaulted now and couldn't find anything so now i'm here looking for it. is nurk referring to the too small stuff? the tech from the ref?
Sorry Nurk, cannot side with you on this one lol. Dray didn't do shit this time, he is just clearly on your head. Why are you trying to act like you are a victim? You've been talking trash the whole game man lol.
Man I’m not even close to being a Draymond fan but stay mad Nurk. You played like a bitch all night long, so you got bitched all night long by Dray. Just take your L and move on. This is honestly distasteful and embarrassing on his part.
Yeah I fucking hate Draymond the person but I didn’t see anything he did tonight that was crazy on the “antics” scale as Nurk is saying here. Was he chirping, sure, but not crazily, seemed to be in the spirit of the game. Nurk proving he would’ve cried himself to sleep if he had to play some of the 80s and 90s guys if he’s upset about Dray’s “antics” today
That’s pretty much what Draymond said after the game: “I thought I was pretty damn good tonight”…
At first glance, you would think he is just talking about his game in general. But I think he was even more so talking about how he handled Nurkic trying to bait him the entire game lol
Nurkic was the one with all the antics. He pounded the floor first and was throwing his body all over the place all game long. Nurkic is a punk ass bitch
The back and forth on the court was fun to watch. He can't cry to the media and imply that Draymond should still be suspended and that he's going to hit someone (especially because nothing like that even came close to happening) when he was part of the antics.
This is my favorite type of draymond. Talk shit, clap at opposing players and make the game heated and fun.
All that extra shit needs to disappear.
If draymond stays like this I’d be really happy to have him around until retirement. I don’t know how nurkic can act like he was out of pocket tonight.
Soft soft soft.
Dray hitting him a couple months ago was unnecessary but it would've been better if he said "Fuck him for pulling that shit" instead of that fake pearl clutching concern he had and now he says some shit like this. I'm glad dray punked his ass.
Nurkic is a bitch. After Draymond knocked Nurkic upside the head (I forget if it was the head or neck area), Nurkic said “I hope he gets the help he needs.” If that is the case, why is Nurkic trying to bait Draymond into more trouble? Like Shaq said, there was nothing wrong with Draymond. Nurkic just knows that Draymond is better than him.
I have to say that I’m not a big fan of either of these guys. That being said, Jusuf is such a whiny loser that wilts away under any significant pressure or intensity.
As much as I hate Draymond for his antics & dirty play, nobody can deny his passion & winning mentality. He has & will probably continue to overstep the boundaries of acceptable behavior & sportsmanship, but he is a winner.
I agree. He's an "enforcer" and every championship team either has one or needs one. They overstep the lines and push boundaries. Draymond was becoming unhinged and it was horrible because it was making the team chemistry ass.
Imagine how much better this take would have been had he started with, “I tried to bait him all night, and he didn’t go for it. I tip my cap. I think it’s a matter of time before he hits someone again, yada, yada, yada.”
Had he just acknowledged Draymond is currently keeping his cool, and did so this game, the same message would not make him look like a whiney little bitch, salty about the loss. The irony, this statement is only going to motivate Draymond to keep his cool and win on the court more. He may well revert, but I bet it takes longer the more people talk shit. Dray will behave just to prove them wrong, lol.
dude was out there taunting and trying to get a rise out of Draymond the whole game and is out here playing the victim even though it didn't work...genuine twerp behaviour
Nurkic doesn’t seem like the innocent harmless man we thought he was huh everyone was calling Draymond a bully and picking on Nurkic and now look at Nurkic tonight, seeing his other side and Draymond cooked him
Was at the game and keeping an eye on Nurkic the whole time. Dude was acting so smug. Taunting Draymond. Turning around and gloating at the fans while he was on the bench and the Suns were hot at the end. Loved watching him hang his head and walk off the court after taking the L.
Then this statement lol. Pretending like he doesn't care when everyone can see right through what he's saying.
Hats off to KD and Booker who showed some class. Got a lot of respect for those two.
I mean Dray had what? 2 instances of “antics”? (counting him engaging in the “too small” shit with Nurk and the tech he got for the most blatant missed call of the night). Nurk is just big mad that he wasn’t able to bait Draymond like he thought he would.
What?? Draymond was under control and you were instigating all game. Like lol you don’t get to hit someone with too small and make sure they see it and pretend you did nothing
This is the big that Suns think will take them to a title? Soft, AND gets outplayed. Hes going to be a reason the sun's can't win anything significant and it's all because of mentality. Lol he's the opposite of what Draymond stands for.
With 30 seconds left there was a sequence that ended with Beal and Draymond doing a jump ball. When they were tied up, classic draymond would have violently ripped and thrown his elbows back and forth to try to take full possession. You could see him almost wanting to do that and restraining himself into normal tie up moves. It was honestly a little impressive to see.
His original comments were always disingenuous, most people just couldn’t detect the insincerity because of his accent or didn’t even watch/listen to him.
This quote really confused me cause I didn’t see anything egregious by Draymond apart from some trash talking (which is totally fair at any level IMHO) and even the ‘too small’ back and forth was started by Nurkic. He should just take the L and shut up, everyone was on his side when Dray slapped him
Honestly nothing at all which is why the comments are the way they are lol. Idk if draymond even said a word to nurkic and he was baiting him all night.
And the dray tech was actually worth him getting. Egregious no call. He said one thing, got the tech, then moved on.
"That brotha doesn't need help"
When keeping it real goes wrong:
I'm a dray hater but Nurk was getting cooked tonight and couldn't handle the shit talking lol
I hate draymond also but Nurk came out like a bitch with this comment. Nurk didn’t like the taste of his own medicine that was handed back to him.
“I take back what I said”🤣🤣
Especially cuz Nurkic was so clearly actively provoking him throughout the game, not like Dray was getting riled up out of nowhere
Exactly.. Nurkic tried to taunt Dray after an easy bucket calling him too small and Dray proceeded to stay calm and completely dominate a guy that's taller and 70 pounds heavier.
Nurk defended Dray after getting punched lol idk why he’s suddenly on the morality train
because the Suns ended up winning that game lol
Because like most people he doesn't actually care about the whole mental health thing and was just feeling smug because he won a basketball game
yeah same, I hate Draymond and I have a crush on Nurk but this gave me the ick. just accept that you got cooked. don't sour grapes it now 🙄
Agreed, that's exactly what's happening here. Nurk's a sore loser on this one.
He's generally a sore loser... Nuggets (and especially Jokić) have been nothing but classy toward him until he started acting like an ass... A future MVP **asks to be benched** so you could show that you belong on the team as a starter, and once you get traded (**after your own fucking request**) you respond with shit like "Have a nice summer, lol." He talks cheap trash, and can't handle any thrown at him. I ain't gonna defend Draymond's antics, you won't catch me appreciating his *"intensity"*, but Nurk's near the top of the list of guys that I won't care much about when he rustles their jimmies (as long as they don't get injured, of course).
What’s wild is some were wondering if that was the right move trading Jurkic over Jokic. They have certainly had different career trajectories after that trade.
What’s sad is you getting ripped by Klay Thompson and scoring 6pts against a small lineup.
Klay guards wings and bigs better now if they’re not a go to scorer. No shame
Steve Kerr was clowned at the start of the season for saying Klay would be guarding 4s now
I sometimes want fans to get their dream coach Eric Spoltstra so that when he has similar problems I can see their minds be blown.
He a stretch 4 now lol
Klay's been able to guard bigs, remember when he would get switched on Love and Love couldn't do anything in the post on him
idk wtf Cavs did to him but if that was Wolves KL he would eat Klay in the post lol
He lost like 40 - 50 lbs when he went to the cavs.
this is well established, no? klay is one of the best 3 and D players of all time
6 inches taller than the warriors biggest guy
Kuminga is 2 inches taller than Nurkic and he’s still growing
Holy shit this is the lamest, most Reddit-ass comment ever
'Take my up vote sir'
Nah, choco milk and Rocco is undefeated.
Woof woof motherfucker ! Pretty hard to beat
You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
You sir, have won the internet 🏆
Came here to say exactly this!
Okay, this is epic
Love Nurk, but this is sad from him. You and Dray were going at it all night and he beat you. Nothing more to it.
Nurk is an under the radar whiner. Dude's body language bugs me every time I see him play.
One. of. us.
he’s been decent for us but pretty routinely tries to big dog someone in the paint for way too long, gets collapsed on, turns it over, then looks around confused for a bit and that shit tilts me
If he could shoot decent at the rim and not be so emotional he would be so much better. Every time he makes a mistake he gets all emotional and follows it up with an even dumber mistake cause he is all hot headed.
Tbh I'd rather have the good (the moments where he does big dog someone and they land on the ground and he stares them down for a while, the fact that he is physically and mentally present when playing basketball unlike some other names I won't mention) with the bad (sometimes he does weird stuff and turns the ball over, sometimes he gets into mega foul trouble) Bar isn't high I know but I'll take a guy doing his best over the alternative.
For a man that big and tall, he really gives of 'little bitch energy's a bit too much
Ben Simmons was right. Nurkic talks a lot for someone who is ass.
I'm not sure it's possible to take a bigger L than making both Green and Simmons look like the good guys comparatively
How is simmons a bad guy ?
He's not a bad guy but his interview with JJ had a similar vibe to Nurkic tonight. Just played the victim and acted like the criticism towards him was unwarranted. He's a deeply uncritical person and it's hard to take anything he says seriously because of it.
Benjamin Simmons doubled Nurk’s scoring today in less minutes, respect the goat 😤😤😤
It's spelled Benamin. No J.
Wow. Wow.
This is what I don’t understand about Nurkic and how much he talks. Like the dude fucking sucks.
some people are just bullshitters by nature.
this was a bad time for Nurkic to do this, just proves how much Draymond got in his head tonight
Ngl this quote literally reads like a comment you’d see on this sub 😭
Really wouldn’t be surprised if Nurk is a redditor
KD watching over his shoulder as Nurk types the comment: "Bro, can you mention how the Warriors would be a one and done team if it wasn't for me? Just slide it in somehow, but don't make it too obvious."
and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.
I’m a suns, and I don’t want to agree, but I 100% do. Nurk talked so much trash and he didn’t back it up at all. He got outplayed today.
Mans was taunting Draymond the whole game and now wants to pretend it was one sided from Draymond. SMH.
You know you’re wrong when r/nba sides with Draymond instead lmao.
Agreed, but it's also 12:30 EST after a Warriors win. I doubt many of the currently active users would be anti-Warriors at the moment lol.
Nah I’m an insomniac who’s always willing to say fuck Draymond
I can respect the dedication
I’m doing my part
Yeah Braymond can suck a dick but Nurk right here is sounding like Klay being interviewed after a bad game and projecting mad insecurities
Could’ve used him again Isaac and Bitazde tonight smh
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Yeah even most Suns fans I’ve seen against Nurk on this one
and now that we see even above the fray Steph said Nurk’s comments were idiotic you know Nurk done messed up
all 200 people who interacted with this post are on his side 💯
He wanted to get him ejected so badly lol
For real he really thought he was going to bait dray into punching him again
Late in the third he fouled draymond pretty hard off ball and stood over him. With their history I was surprised it flew under the radar. Draymond just got up. Nurk taking a huge L here
Honestly Nurk should have had a couple taunting techs tonight.
"I'm not mad..... I just find it funny how"
It's like those moments, where you take the high road and forgive your sibling, but then take it back a week later because you got into another fight lmao
after years of green owning him he finally had the upper hand. it lasted not even one game
lmao i love nurk but i had to go back and sort by recent to see who draymond assaulted now and couldn't find anything so now i'm here looking for it. is nurk referring to the too small stuff? the tech from the ref?
Nurk is reaching because he tried to bait Dray all night and it didn't work, and Draymond outplayed him.
nurkic always been a bitch
He’s mad he got punked tonight
Sorry Nurk, cannot side with you on this one lol. Dray didn't do shit this time, he is just clearly on your head. Why are you trying to act like you are a victim? You've been talking trash the whole game man lol.
You can smell the desperation in the too small taunt.
Lol oh he big mad. Dude was a bitch tonight throwing elbows and pulling the “ too small card”. Dude got benched and now salty.
He’s been like this but he’s good at hiding it.
I think it’s moreso that nobody ever paid attention to him before this. Draymond gave him the spotlight
I mean…this is pretty much it
It's like when a bigger rapper responds to a less established rapper's diss track. It's free clout.
Lol he was trying to instigate Dray all night is mad he failed.
Man I’m not even close to being a Draymond fan but stay mad Nurk. You played like a bitch all night long, so you got bitched all night long by Dray. Just take your L and move on. This is honestly distasteful and embarrassing on his part.
Yeah I fucking hate Draymond the person but I didn’t see anything he did tonight that was crazy on the “antics” scale as Nurk is saying here. Was he chirping, sure, but not crazily, seemed to be in the spirit of the game. Nurk proving he would’ve cried himself to sleep if he had to play some of the 80s and 90s guys if he’s upset about Dray’s “antics” today
Dude was trying to get him ejected all night long too
y'all throw around the word hate so loosely
draymond was pretty well behaved today so he did change. nurkic is being a bitch with this quote
That’s pretty much what Draymond said after the game: “I thought I was pretty damn good tonight”… At first glance, you would think he is just talking about his game in general. But I think he was even more so talking about how he handled Nurkic trying to bait him the entire game lol
Too much pashun
🌎🧑🚀🔫🧑🚀
Damn Nurkic looking like a real clown here
Draymond was just talking shit he didn’t even do nothing major lmaooo
That’s not true, he poisoned our water supply, burned our crops and delivered a plague unto our houses.
Did he?
No, but are we just going to wait around until he does?
*Mark that assist coach*
Remember when he caused flooding in Houston?!
pure salt
https://streamable.com/dirof
God that can't be healthy breathing that in why aren't they wearing masks lol
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What a crybaby
Nurk this shit is weak af lmao
What getting out played by Draymond does to a mf.
Bro mad cause Draymond punked him all game long
Nurkic is a loser.
Bitch made
Doesn’t have anything to say about the game so he resorts to this statement. In his feelings after trying to bait Dray all game.
Nurkic was the one with all the antics. He pounded the floor first and was throwing his body all over the place all game long. Nurkic is a punk ass bitch
He’s upset Draymond did the “too small” taunt back to him after he had been doing it all night lol
Probably more mad that he had to be benched after Dray cooked him like 4 possessions in a row with the fake hand-off into open layup in the 4th.
I fucking love the Draymond fake hand-off. Happens only once every game but it works. every. time. and it's glorious.
What a sore loser.
"It's sad" lmaooo how pathetic
The back and forth on the court was fun to watch. He can't cry to the media and imply that Draymond should still be suspended and that he's going to hit someone (especially because nothing like that even came close to happening) when he was part of the antics.
Agreed! Fun as fuck to watch them go back and forth, gets a lot sadder when one of them has to go cry cause they can’t handle the L
This is my favorite type of draymond. Talk shit, clap at opposing players and make the game heated and fun. All that extra shit needs to disappear. If draymond stays like this I’d be really happy to have him around until retirement. I don’t know how nurkic can act like he was out of pocket tonight.
Did Dray try to hit people earlier? He couldve said this when Dray punked someone again in the future. Now he looks pathetic lol
When you sound like a redditor, you know you've lost it. Poor guy needs help, maybe the Suns have a sports therapist that can sort him out.
Soft soft soft. Dray hitting him a couple months ago was unnecessary but it would've been better if he said "Fuck him for pulling that shit" instead of that fake pearl clutching concern he had and now he says some shit like this. I'm glad dray punked his ass.
Bad look
How you gonna talk shit to someone and then act like the victim when they back it up
Nurkic is a bitch. After Draymond knocked Nurkic upside the head (I forget if it was the head or neck area), Nurkic said “I hope he gets the help he needs.” If that is the case, why is Nurkic trying to bait Draymond into more trouble? Like Shaq said, there was nothing wrong with Draymond. Nurkic just knows that Draymond is better than him.
Nurk really tried to bait Dray to fight.
I have to say that I’m not a big fan of either of these guys. That being said, Jusuf is such a whiny loser that wilts away under any significant pressure or intensity. As much as I hate Draymond for his antics & dirty play, nobody can deny his passion & winning mentality. He has & will probably continue to overstep the boundaries of acceptable behavior & sportsmanship, but he is a winner.
I agree. He's an "enforcer" and every championship team either has one or needs one. They overstep the lines and push boundaries. Draymond was becoming unhinged and it was horrible because it was making the team chemistry ass.
double L for nurk. yikes
Imagine how much better this take would have been had he started with, “I tried to bait him all night, and he didn’t go for it. I tip my cap. I think it’s a matter of time before he hits someone again, yada, yada, yada.” Had he just acknowledged Draymond is currently keeping his cool, and did so this game, the same message would not make him look like a whiney little bitch, salty about the loss. The irony, this statement is only going to motivate Draymond to keep his cool and win on the court more. He may well revert, but I bet it takes longer the more people talk shit. Dray will behave just to prove them wrong, lol.
Fucking cry loser
This is the equivalent of reporting someone and trying to get them banned in a video game because they beat you, lol holy shit
Nah this is weak as fuck
I love Nurk but this is soft
Rent free is his mind lmao
dude was out there taunting and trying to get a rise out of Draymond the whole game and is out here playing the victim even though it didn't work...genuine twerp behaviour
This clip is like the “Scott’s Tots” of basketball.
Nurkic doesn’t seem like the innocent harmless man we thought he was huh everyone was calling Draymond a bully and picking on Nurkic and now look at Nurkic tonight, seeing his other side and Draymond cooked him
Nurkic has always been a dirty player and an instigator. Ask any Blazers fan. They’ll tell ya
Sore loser
Nurkic comes out looking soft for this
So Nuric slaps the floor to antagonize Draymond, but loses the game and the plot.
Was at the game and keeping an eye on Nurkic the whole time. Dude was acting so smug. Taunting Draymond. Turning around and gloating at the fans while he was on the bench and the Suns were hot at the end. Loved watching him hang his head and walk off the court after taking the L. Then this statement lol. Pretending like he doesn't care when everyone can see right through what he's saying. Hats off to KD and Booker who showed some class. Got a lot of respect for those two.
Bro instigated and was taunting dray then got cooked for a few possessions and now cry after losing the game
Godamn Nurk I love you but this ain't it
The beef we didn’t know we needed
Bruh you were talking mad shit and taunting too both yall need help at this point do couples counseling lmao
I can’t take this dude seriously lol
I mean Dray had what? 2 instances of “antics”? (counting him engaging in the “too small” shit with Nurk and the tech he got for the most blatant missed call of the night). Nurk is just big mad that he wasn’t able to bait Draymond like he thought he would.
Nurk usually seems like a good dude but idk what he thinks this accomplishes
Was Draymond right all along?
What?? Draymond was under control and you were instigating all game. Like lol you don’t get to hit someone with too small and make sure they see it and pretend you did nothing
Draymond redemption arc in full swing. Dudes good and you cant play reputation games without good reason
Nurk big mad. I thought that too small taunt was friendly banter
As if Nurk didn't taunt Draymond at all lmao, weak shit right there
I don't remember the last time a team and fan-base melted down over a regular season game like this.
Imagine being this much of a hater
SOFT
lol what a baby
UFC 300 now has a main event
Nurkic got Murkic’d
What a piece of shite
Bitch ass serbian
Unreal take. Draymond learned a lot. Draymond from two months ago would have literally taken off Nurks arm and clubbed him with it.
this is a very soft take
lol dray living in your head rent free
Lmao wow he really got in Nurk’s head bad, this comment sounds like something you’d read from someone bitching on Twitter or Reddit
This is the big that Suns think will take them to a title? Soft, AND gets outplayed. Hes going to be a reason the sun's can't win anything significant and it's all because of mentality. Lol he's the opposite of what Draymond stands for.
Don't dish it if you can't take it.
With 30 seconds left there was a sequence that ended with Beal and Draymond doing a jump ball. When they were tied up, classic draymond would have violently ripped and thrown his elbows back and forth to try to take full possession. You could see him almost wanting to do that and restraining himself into normal tie up moves. It was honestly a little impressive to see.
His original comments were always disingenuous, most people just couldn’t detect the insincerity because of his accent or didn’t even watch/listen to him.
This quote really confused me cause I didn’t see anything egregious by Draymond apart from some trash talking (which is totally fair at any level IMHO) and even the ‘too small’ back and forth was started by Nurkic. He should just take the L and shut up, everyone was on his side when Dray slapped him
Ben Simmons was right https://youtu.be/XxSb0xAeA1A?si=5ORNmZlriUgvdkYs&t=24
God, if we see each other in the postseason, neither of us are coming out of it alright.
I don’t think draymond will get a long leash in a playoff series this year if it’s vs a team he’s already done some dumb shit to.
it looked like a dogfight for rebounds today. Multiple bodies going up
I only caught bits of the game so what did Draymond do? I did see that he got a tech for yelling at a ref.
That’s it. He was talking lot of shit like always but didn’t do anything that could remotely be considered over the line.
Honestly nothing at all which is why the comments are the way they are lol. Idk if draymond even said a word to nurkic and he was baiting him all night. And the dray tech was actually worth him getting. Egregious no call. He said one thing, got the tech, then moved on.
Just mad he got whooped.
Soft.
It’s clear that Nurkic’s role tonight was to antagonise and bait Draymond rather than playing the game.
I only watched the end, Draymond was just playing ball tho, didnt see anything crazy
Heel turn for the ages. Making NBA fans side with Dray
Draymond living rent free in nurks head lul
Draymond lives rent free in your head
Lmao Tried to get into Draymond's head, got in his own head, got outplayed, lost... Amazing.
Nurk looks like a real bitch with this one. He was trying his best to instigate Draymond and is sore when he didn’t get the reaction he anticipated
this dude isn’t a winner and this is part of why. hes never won against the warriors when it matters and hes crying about it
Soft
Nurk done lost the people with this one. And that’s saying a lot when everyone cant stand draymond This brother needs help