After ESPN's Kendrick Perkins torched Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green for his recent ejection in a game against the Phoenix Suns. Green also fired back at Suns' Dillon Brooks for claiming that he tried to descalate a confrontation with Khaman Maluach before putting his hands around Dillon's neck, which led to Draymond's ejection.

As for Perkins, Green clapped back at the former NBA center for what he said about Draymond's declining game, per Fullcourtpass' X, formerly Twitter.

“I’m not even close to the player I once was,” Green said. “But Kendrick Perkins, the diffence between myself and big dummies like you is that I can think! When your body wasn’t the same no more or as athletic as you once were, it looked a little different for you because you weren’t the smartest basketball player.”

ESPN's Kendrick Perkins trashed Warriors' Draymond Green for being in the news for an ejection, and not for anything related to playing a good basketball game.

“When’s the last time we discussed Draymond and brought up him as far as his basketball and not fighting? At some point, he has to deliver on the floor,” Perkins said. “And when you look at the start of this season, Draymond Green's been nonexistent. He has done absolutely nothing for the Warriors. To me, he has been a liability more than an asset. And when you look at Steph's face, yes, he's always going to protect Draymond Green because of their brotherhood.”

Kendrick Perkins GOES IN on Draymond Green 😳

“When’s the last time we discuss Draymond and brought up his basketball and not fighting? When you look at the start of this season, he’s been nonexistent. He’s done absolutely nothing for the Warriors! He’s been a liability more… pic.twitter.com/pYryRCZzsO

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Without Green, the Warriors beat Suns 116-113 before extending their winning streak to six in a 120-100 blowout victory against the Miami Heat.