"Draymond Green did not have to look very far in both a space or time sense to recall the last time his mother was disappointed in the way he had acted during a game. Holding his phone in his right hand during Wednesday's press conference after a 120-113 Warriors win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Green read off, rapid-fire, a number of recent texts from his mother, Mary Babers."
"Remember what you love, and stop abusing it, one text read, while another, written after a recent ejection, was simply: What happened? Basketball is an emotional game, with its players and coaches sometimes prone to losing their cool. And if there was one thing to be learned from the press conference before and after Golden State's victory, it was this: Age and basketball accomplishments cannot diminish a man's fear or respect for his mother."
"A few days earlier, Steve Kerr, 60, had drawn the ire of official Brian Forte when the Warriors coach had to be restrained while directing a stream of profanities in his direction after the Warriors were on the wrong end of several controversial calls. Kerr, who was ejected in the loss to the Clippers, was not worried about how the league or his players would react to his outburst."
Draymond Green publicly read admonishing texts from his mother, Mary Babers, after a Warriors win, including messages urging him to remember what he loves and asking, 'What happened?'. The narrative frames basketball as an emotional game where players and coaches can lose their cool. Steve Kerr was restrained and ejected after directing profanities at an official, and his mother, Ann Kerr, attended the game and expressed horror at his behavior, asking if he hit the referee. The account emphasizes that age, stature, or accomplishments do not lessen men's fear of or respect for their mothers.
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