Draymond Green: Fans in USA Rooting Against Warriors Because We Beat Their Teams

The Toronto Raptors seemingly not only have the overwhelming support of Canada as they take on the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals but the United States as well. 

And Warriors star Draymond Green has a theory as to why that is.

"People in the States are all rooting against us because we beat all their teams," Green said Friday, h/t The Athletic's Eric Koreen.

Before Green and this group of Warriors won any titles, they had won over many fans with their great ball movement and prolific perimeter shooting. Led by two-time league MVP Stephen Curry, Golden State transformed the NBA into a three-point shooting league.

But as it has evolved from a champion into a dynasty, Golden State has become the team fans love to root against. That was taken to another level when the record-setting 73-9 Warriors—who were the punchline of countless 3-1 jokes on the internet after losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals—added 2013-14 NBA MVP Kevin Durant to the mix.

Golden State has since won back-to-back championships and are four wins away from a three-peat. 

As a result, Warriors fatigue appears to have set in and fans around the league are ready for their run to be over. And that has led to the Dubs' "us against the world" attitude.

Toronto defended its home court on Thursday and pulled out a 118-109 victory over Golden State in Game 1 in its first-ever Finals game. Now, the Raptors are just three wins away from dethroning the two-time defending champs while capturing their first Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Fortunately for the Warriors, though, they will have at least two games where they will have a home-court advantage, with Games 3 and 4 coming at Oracle Arena.