In a podcast episode of 'The Draymond Green Show,' as the Golden State Warriors veteran tries to explain what he describes as the 'new media' in an extended diatribe mostly directed at Fox Sports' Skip Bayless, he appears to blame his suspension for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals on what he calls the 'real media.'
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As best I can tell, according to explanations on both Green's show and retired NBA player JJ Redick's, the"new media," of which they are supposed co-founders, has two basic tenets: praising good performances and viewing bad performances through the prism of critical analysis. All too often, though, the self-proclaimed"new media" swims in the same waters as the"real media" it criticizes. Narratives diverge, and fans are left to wonder which to follow — the one, say, Bayless scripts about LeBron James or the one James crafts about himself. Any real substance is lost in the undercurrent.
Yet, we don't see Green lauding the measured analysis of ESPN's Zach Lowe and a growing number of thoughtful journalists, which includes the beat reporters in every NBA city. We see Green bashing Bayless."When Jaylen Brown went to the media and said, ‘He tried to pull my shorts down,' I knew I took his heart.