I think Green should be kept as far away from the France bench as possible. That won’t stop the 34-year-old from talking trash to Gobert, though and the animosity between these two shows no signs of ending. They have taken plenty of shots at each other over the years and things escalated this past season.

Green put Gobert in a chokehold during a game between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves in November 2023. It led to the four-time NBA champion being suspended for five games, but he wasn’t all that sorry about the act.

Green stated he doesn’t regret choking Gobert as he doesn’t live his life with regrets. So, I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if some words were exchanged at the game. I’d say, though, that Gobert has bigger problems in mind than Draymond in the form of Team USA.

The U.S. are heavy favorites heading into that clash against France and I don’t think an upset is on the cards here either. Davis and Green seem to believe Team USA will win by 25 points and while I wouldn’t go that far, I think the margin of victory will be in double digits.

I also don’t expect Rudy, who is averaging 3.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.2 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game at the Olympics, to play a lot here. Gobert was removed from France’s starting lineup after suffering a finger injury before the knockout stage began. The 32-year-old played just under four minutes against Canada in the quarterfinal and then just over five in the semis against Germany.

Draymond Green Claims He Almost Put LeBron James And Stephen Curry In A Group Chat During The Game Against Serbia

Team USA enters the game against France after getting an almighty scare at the hands of Serbia. The Serbians were up by 17 points at one stage in their semifinal clash and it looked like a stunning win was on the cards. Green revealed he almost put LeBron James and Stephen Curry in a group chat during that game against Serbia.

“My heart was in my stomach watching this game… I was this close to putting Bron and Steph in a group chat. Like, come on, man. At half time, we was down 11. I was this close to group-texting them.”

“But I was tweeting like a motherf**ker. We couldn’t lose this game because, man, although I didn’t end up on the Olympic team, I remember vividly, winning in 2021, and saying, ‘Yo, the next step is to beat France, in France’. And somehow France, they beat Germany. I know how. Matchups was good for them.”

In the end, LeBron and Curry didn’t need a pep-talk from Green to get them going. They helped engineer a remarkable comeback as the U.S. went on to win 95-91. Team USA now looks set to win a fifth straight Olympic gold medal.