Warriors' Draymond Green Claps Back at Critics amid Austin Rivers Beef in New Video

The feud between Draymond Green and Austin Rivers isn't quieting down, with the Golden State Warriors forward addressing the critics who chimed in about his ongoing spat with Rivers and who has the upper hand.

On a latest episode of his podcast released Saturday (starts at 7:20 mark), Green called out the "double-standard" that exists when the "whole notion is you have to be a better player to say something about someone" because he is the superior player to Rivers when you stack up their NBA resumes.

The situation between Green and Rivers goes back to when Green explained he felt like Warriors head coach Steve Kerr hindered his growth as an offensive player in the NBA, thought he also praised Kerr for helping him develop into what he ultimately became:

"You know, when I think of who I was offensively as a player and who I became, I think a part of that is due to him. I don't hold that against him. I'm forever grateful that he still put me in a position to be successful and that I could become Draymond Green despite my offensive role on our team."

The part about Green's offense being hindered caught the attention of Rivers, who works as an NBA analyst for NBC Sports. Rivers proceeded to go on The Dan Patrick Show and laugh off the"ridiculous" idea that Green could have become a dominant offensive player.

That prompted Green to push back by criticizing Rivers' NBA career, leading to multiple responses from Rivers in which he called the four-time All-Star "the luckiest player I've ever seen" and challenged him to a game of one-on-one.

There's been no indication from Green that he will take Rivers up on the offer of a one-on-one matchup, but the feud could still be in the early stages based on how quickly it has escalated in just over one week.

Green is a surefire Hall of Famer after his career ends with a resume that includes four NBA titles, two All-NBA selections and a Defensive Player of the Year award. He also won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020 with Team USA.

Rivers played 11 seasons in the NBA with seven different teams. He was a first-round pick in the 2010 draft after playing one season at Duke.