GOLDEN State Warriors forward Draymond Green will join the Inside the NBA panel during TNT Sports’ entire coverage of the 2024 Western Conference Finals.
The crew will break down the series between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves live from the two NBA teams’ host cities.
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TNT will exclusively televise the WCF, which begins at Target Center in Minnesota, Minneapolis, on Wednesday night.
Green, 34, will sit alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson during one-hour pregame shows throughout the series.
As usual, the panel will also do quick halftime hits before providing a comprehensive postgame analysis.
Kevin Harlan will be on the call alongside analysts Reggie Miller and Stan Van Gundy.
They will be supported by reporter Allie LaForce from the sidelines.
Inside the NBA will bid farewell to the 2023-24 season after the Mavericks-Timberwolves series with ESPN serving as the home of the NBA Finals.
The Disney-owned network will also exclusively broadcast the Eastern Conference Finals, featuring the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers.
Green will be back on the Inside the NBA set after cameos during Minnesota’s second-round battle with the Denver Nuggets.
And the outspoken Warriors star faced criticism for some of his takes on Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert.
Green didn’t hide his disdain for the Frenchman, whom he infamously put in a headlock during a wild on-court altercation during Golden State’s loss to Minnesota a month into the 2023-24 regular season.
He called Gobert “unplayable” in the postseason after the four-time Defensive Player of the Year’s struggles against Nuggets leader Nikola Jokic in a Game 5 loss.
Green also roasted the 7-foot-1 center for not acknowledging his failures in the matchup with Jokic, instead suggesting the Wolves needed to step up collectively while defending the Nuggets star.
“The big Frenchman is sitting on that podium, speaking his native language,” he said.
“‘We, we, we need to do this.’ You, you, you need to get a stop.”
Inside the NBA’s future?
Inside the NBA’s run on TNT Sports is undoubtedly due to the NBA’s broadcasting deals.
The Emmy-winning sports show is a fan favorite thanks to the likes of Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley.
But TNT’s broadcast deal with the NBA is up after next season and NBC is lining up a bid to take those rights.
If TNT loses its NBA package, it raises questions over the popular Inside the NBA.
One solution could be to recreate the show on another network, which snaps up the NBA rights.
Green referred to the French word oui, which means yes and sounds similar to the English pronoun we, in its remark.
“It ain’t ‘we.’ Karl-Anthony Towns is actually doing a pretty good job when he’s on Joker,” the four-time NBA champion continued.
“It’s you my man that’s getting cooked.”
Green also predicted that the series was over after the Timberwolves fell behind 3-2 following the Game 5 defeat.
Minnesota bounced back with a 45-point victory two days later before securing a spot in the conference finals with a 98-90 win in Sunday’s Game 7.
The Wolves have reached the WCF for the first time since 2003-04.
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