Draymond Green did not care for Milwaukee's media day tribute. Speaking on The Draymond Green Show, the Warriors forward gave his verdict on Tyler Herro recreating TJ Ford's 2003 rookie photoshoot alongside Ford himself, now a Bucks assistant coach.

“I thought this was the corniest thing ever,” Green said in his podcast. “I'm just going to leave it at that because I ain't really trying to s*** on nobody, but I thought it was super corny. And yeah, I'm going to leave it at that.”

“I thought this was the corniest thing ever. I’m just going to leave it at that because I ain’t really trying to sh*t on nobody, but I thought it was super corny.”

Draymond Green speaks on the T.J. FORD-Tyler Herro photoshoot 😳

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The photos landed everywhere else as a hit. Milwaukee posted them on September 23 with the caption “23 years later and still iconic,” and the images drew close to a million views. Herro wore the same comically oversized shorts and jersey that made Ford's original shoot a piece of internet history, standing beside Ford in matching No. 11 purple uniforms.

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The original was an accident. When the Bucks drafted Ford eighth overall in 2003, a uniform delivery issue left him without properly fitted gear for his rookie shoot, so he posed in whatever was available. The result became one of the league's most enduring fashion mishaps and a fixture of Bucks lore, mentioned alongside Lew Alcindor's 1971 title run and Giannis Antetokounmpo's 2021 championship whenever franchise history comes up.

The context matters for Herro. He arrived in Milwaukee as part of the blockbuster that sent Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to Miami in exchange for Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, a pick swap and a second-rounder. The 26-year-old grew up in Greenfield, Wisconsin, and is now playing for his childhood team after seven seasons with the Heat.

The situation is not easy. Milwaukee is no longer a contender following the Antetokounmpo trade, and Herro is being asked to help anchor whatever comes next. Leaning into franchise history was widely read as a smart way to introduce himself to a fan base still processing the loss of its superstar.

Green, apparently, was unmoved.