Draymond Green has a long history of trolling LeBron James. After the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals, Green had a hilarious interview in which he said the Cavs suck. After the 2017 NBA Finals, he trolled the Cavs and James with his t-shirt choice at the parade. But in 2018, he outdid himself, with a spectacular t-shirt: Dray with another parade shirt pic.twitter.com/ExPq6aUoT7 — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) June 12, 2018 The shirt is a remake of the famous Arthur meme, with three championship rings on the fingers, and the caption “Mood...”. It’s a shot at a social media post by James during some of the Cavs’ struggles earlier in the season; James posted a picture of the commonly-used angry fist, with the same caption. Hilariously, it’s not the only time this year that Green took an Arthur-related shot at James. On Christmas, matched up against Cleveland, Green wore a pair of Arthur Christmas sneakers. The shots are pretty funny, and very in character for Green. He and James are friends, and have a good relationship off the court, so it’s all fun and games.<doc-sep>For the second straight year, Draymond Green has taken aim at LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers with his attire at the Golden State Warriors' championship parade. To the victor goes the spoils. One year after poking fun at the Cleveland Cavaliers' arena -- and Dan Gilbert's business -- with a "quickie" t-shirt at the Golden State Warriors' championship parade, Draymond Green is at it again. As the Warriors once again took to the streets of Oakland to celebrate their second title in as many years, Green donned a t-shirt poking fun at Cavs superstar LeBron James. Green's black shirt featured a gold fist with three championship rings -- one for each of his titles -- with the word "mood" underneath. The attire is a clear reference to James' infamous use of the Arthur meme earlier in the season, in which the 4-time MVP posted a picture of the cartoon aardvark clenching his fist, along with the same caption. Draymond Green’s shirt for the parade... pic.twitter.com/MzoOUDaJ5V — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 12, 2018 This isn't the first time Green has mocked James' meme use. In the Christmas Day battle between the Cavs and Warriors, the Michigan State product wore custom Nike shoes featuring Arthur celebrating Christmas. The Houston Rockets had also invoked Arthur in a pre-game warmup video earlier in the season, just days after James' Instagram post.<doc-sep>Draymond Green loves trolling LeBron James and the Cavaliers. Probably not quite as much as he loves winning championships, but getting under the skin of his rival is right up there for the Warriors' defensive stalwart. There was the "Quickie" shirt parodying Quicken Loans Arena -- home of the Cavaliers -- during last year's parade. When the two teams matched up on Christmas Day this season he wore custom Arthur the aardvark shoes trolling LeBron for his social media post. And now, during this year's championship parade, he's once again brought out a shirt to make fun of LeBron. Once again, Green went back to the Arthur well. If you aren't familiar, LeBron posted a popular meme of the cartoon character's fist on Instagram earlier this season. It signifies, well, being upset. He claimed he just liked the show, but everyone else saw it as a reference to him being frustrated after Kyrie Irving had a huge night for the Celtics. So for the parade, Green wore a shirt with an outline of Arthur's fist, but added in were the Warriors' three championship rings on the fingers. Look, give credit where credit is due. This is honestly a pretty cool shirt just in general, but when you include the fact that he's trolling his biggest rival, it makes it even better. Well done, Draymond.<doc-sep>Another championship parade, another custom-made shirt for Draymond Green. Just four days after the Golden State Warriors clinched their third title in four years with a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State's outspoken enforcer showed up to the championship festivities wearing a shirt with a not-so-subtle shot directed toward LeBron James. The black shirt featured a clenched golden fist with three championship rings (2015, 2017 and 2018) and the caption "mood..." under it — an ode to James' Instagram post from November. In the post, James shared a picture of a clenched fist from the children's cartoon, Arthur, with the same caption. Asked during an appearance on NBC Sports Bay Area to describe his outfit choice, Green at first kept it simple. “Arthur fist," Green said. " … It’s just a mood. It’s a big mood.” When asked how the Warriors were able to fight through adversity to win another championship, Green elaborated. "Honestly, they want a political answer, but the fact of the matter is, we just cut from a different cloth," he said. "There's a lot of guys in this league, they're soft. We're just cut from a different cloth. ... I told one of them dudes from Cavs after the game, he tried to shake my hand, I said, 'Tristan (Thompson), we ain't cut the same.' " At last year's parade, Green showed up wearing a shirt with "Quickie" written on it in the same font as the logo for Quicken Loans Arena — the home of the Cavs. Despite the occasional on-court flare ups and off-court jabs, James and Green are friends. Don't forget: James wore an "Ultimate Warrior" shirt after the Cavs stunned the Warriors in the 2016 Finals. But while Green gets the award for best troll during Tuesday's celebration, Warriors general manager Bob Myers had perhaps the funniest moment of the day. When answering a question about his declaration that Kevin Durant can sign "whatever deal he wants," Myers took a jab at the back-to-back Finals MVP. "That was just for the media," Myers joked. "He can't have anything at all. ... (Stephen Curry's contract situation) was different. He's been here from the way before days. He's earned it." Durant, of course, joined the Warriors as a free agent in the summer of 2016, while Curry has been with the franchise since he was drafted in 2009.<doc-sep>
Draymond Green continued his trolling of LeBron James at the Golden State Warriors championship parade on Tuesday. Green wore a shirt referencing a meme James had sent out earlier in the season, complete with three championship rings. The ongoing meme war between Green and James dates back to 2016, and all got started with what James claims was a simple coincidence. The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions for the second straight year, and once again celebrating their season with a parade through their city. While the parade is a chance to celebrate and revel in their victory with the fans for most players, for Draymond Green, it also means another opportunity to troll LeBron James. This year, Green sported a shirt referencing the "Arthur" meme that James had posted to Instagram earlier in the season. The meme consists of the titular characters clenched fist and was widely used to express suppressed frustration at the time. James' post at the time was captioned simply "Mood..." On Tuesday, Green's shirt contained an outline of the same fist, adorned with three championship rings. The caption read the same. The shirt is just the latest move in a meme-fueled war between Green and James that's been ongoing since 2016. It all started when James got off the Cavaliers plane after Cleveland completed their improbable 3-1 comeback over the Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals. Holding the championship trophy, James wore a shirt featuring the wrestler known as The Ultimate Warrior. While the shirt was ostensibly about a wrestler, many took it to be a not-so-subtle troll of James' conquered opponents — although James would tell Business Insider that it was not meant to be taken that way, adding that it was just the only clean shirt he had left. The feud might have ended there, had James not doubled-down on his trolling of the Warriors at the Cavaliers Halloween party that year, with decorations mocking Golden State's blown 3-1 lead. When the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers to win the title in 2017, Green trolled back with a shirt of his own, wearing a shirt that read "Quickie," with a picture of the Finals trophy — an apparent reference to both the quick five-game series and the Cavs' home arena, Quicken Loans Arena. When asked about the move, Green admitted it was a direct response to James' trolling. That move set off what became something of a social media war between the two superstars, leading NBA fans to start picking sides. Now, with another championship ring added to his collection, Green has taken yet another shot at James in this endless off-court battle.