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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has a lot of free time these days after they failed to qualify for the playoffs. He can fully discuss various topics, serious or mundane, about the NBA on his podcast.
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In the latest episode, he chimed in on the issue regarding the ownership of the Portland Trail Blazers , urging NBA commissioner Adam Silver to step in.
He also tackled a very specific thing that, apparently, he has long been advocating for.
“I’ve been telling you about some different standards the NBA needs. Every arena should have a hot and cold tub for visiting players. These are standard things that every arena in 2026 should have. Every team should be required to create a hot and cold tub. It doesn’t have to be the most extravagant hot and cold tub, but there should be availability,” said Green.
He described teams that do not provide a hot and cold tub for visiting players as “ridiculous.”
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The 36-year-old Green, who was recently pranked by Washington Wizards forward Anthony Davis , was not done.
“Every team, the bench should be required to be a certain height. You go to some of these gyms, the seats you’re sitting on are super low, so your hips are jacked up, which messes guys’ backs up. Which is a trickle-down effect. Kills hamstrings, kills quads, kills calves, which ultimately kills Achilles,” added the four-time champion.
“These are simple things that should be standard in the NBA. It’s the f****** best basketball league in the world.”
Some players use booster pads in arenas with low seats.
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Green has stated that he wants to be the NBA commissioner in the future, and clearly, he already has ideas.
His fellow players might agree with his suggestions, knowing that basketball, including all the elements that come with it—recovery, health, sports science, kinetics, etc.—has evolved rapidly over the past few years.
To wit, just five years ago, players didn’t have podcasts to broadcast their misgivings about the league.
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