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Josh Hart is now an NBA champion — and with that status comes a bit more leeway to talk about the rest of the league.
The New York Knicks forward has long been a vocal presence of his team, a leader on-and-off the court for the newly-crowned champs. But after Hart brought up an old social media clip on Tuesday, he appears to have sparked some disdain from a fellow champion: Draymond Green.
On Thursday, the Golden State Warriors star responded to some criticism from Hart connected to Jalen Brunson's contract with the Knicks.
Here's why Hart and Green had a back-and-forth exchange on social media.
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Draymond Green-Josh Hart beef, explained
On Monday, an old clip of Green appearing on the "Club 520" podcast with Jeff Teague resurfaced. In the video, which is from a few years ago, Green argued that Brunson shouldn't have taken a discount from the Knicks when he signed an extension.
"It's the New York Knicks, bro. They can afford it. You ain't got to take no discount for them to get paid," Green said. "My situation is different because Steph making $270 [million], Klay making $180 [million]. All right, something got to give. Cool. I can take less."
“[But] he the top guy. Let Josh Hart or somebody else take less. They in my role. But guess what, Steph Curry ain't take a penny less. And neither did Klay Thompson ain't take a penny less. ... I don't know what he doing."
Draymond Green says Jalen Brunson shouldn't have taken a $100,000,000 discount with the Knicks “It's the New York Knicks, bro. They can afford it. You ain't got to take no discount for them to get paid. My situation is different because Steph making $270 million, Klay making… pic.twitter.com/nczygJVNOQ
— dank (@cptdankkk) July 27, 2026 In hindsight, Brunson's unselfishness to help the Knicks build out their title roster wound up being significant. Between the O.G. Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns deals, and other free-agent signings, the flexibility of Brunson's contract helped lead New York to a title.
Hart took notice of the resurfaced Green clip on Tuesday — with the Warriors star specially naming Hart in the video — writing on X: "We got to normalize grown men not counting other peoples pockets."
We got to normalize grown men not counting other peoples pockets https://t.co/o5pr8MWiz6
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) July 29, 2026 Gree responded on Thursday, calling out Hart for judging a clip from years ago and calling him out after the Knicks won, rather than before.
“Dude waited 2 years to respond to that video from 520? Why not say it then? Let's normalize not front runnin and talking while you up," Green wrote on Threads. "Be on the same type of time AT ALL TIMES!”
Draymond Green to Josh Hart: “Dude waited 2 years to respond to that video from 520? Why not say it then? Let's normalize not front runnin and talking while you up. Be on the same type of time AT ALL TIMES!” pic.twitter.com/OA4PASlgjg
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) July 30, 2026 Why did Jalen Brunson sign with Knicks on discount?
In 2024, Brunson agreed to an extension with the Knicks, already established as the team's lead star and point guard for years to come. But in that deal, he left around $113 million on the table — Brunson could have become eligible for a five-year, $269 million contract if he had waited until his free agency.
Instead, he signed a four-year deal worth $156.5 million, a pay cut for a star that was rather unprecedented in NBA history. Brunson indicated he was willing to take the pay cut to help the Knicks build a title roster, particularly in the era of harsher financial team-building penalties.
"I think about every decision that I make and I'm completely comfortable with what I've done," Brunson said, per ESPN . "Obviously I'm well off, myself and my family, we're obviously well off, so that's first and foremost. But I want to win. I want to win here."
After the Knicks won the title in June, Brunson was also asked about his financial decision again. He showed no remorse, saying he also wanted to be able to play basketball at the time with peace of mind about his contract situation.
"You never know what can happen in a year," Brunson said on The View . "When it was presented to me, obviously the deal, being able to play with a free mind, not thinking about if I play well, if I do this, if I do that."
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