Stephen Curry received harsh criticism for firing Draymond Green, even LeBron James was confused:

Stephen Curry’s leadership ability…

Stephen Curry (30), figure of the Golden State Warriors. Rick Scuteri/LaPresse

The renowned ESPN journalist; Stephen A Smith questioned the leadership of Stephen Curry, star of the Golden State Warriors, after Draymond Green’s second expulsion of the season.

Stephen Curry receives harsh criticism

During Thursday’s edition of First Take, he talked about how Curry is judged by his leadership in Golden State and even compared him to LeBron James.

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“If this was LeBron James, if this was a teammate of LeBron James, we would be all over LeBron James. Where is the leadership?” “I don’t think we should hold Steph Curry to a lower standard,” the journalist explained.

It should be remembered that on Wednesday, the NBA suspended Green indefinitely for hitting Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face; This sanction came after serving a five-game punishment for applying a key to the head of Rudy Gobert, a Minnesota Timberwolves player.

Stephen Curry acknowledges that Draymond Green’s expulsion hurts him

After the 116-119 loss at the Footprint Center, Stephen Curry acknowledged that the expulsion of his teammate Draymond Green affects the entire team: “We always told him: ‘You can’t change who you are as a player, the competitive spirit you have, the physical the one you play with.’”

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“But you can’t give people, the league, to look at you a certain way and having to be judge and jury in every incident that happens, it’s difficult because we need it out there,” added the 30th from Golden State.

With Draymond Green suspended, the Golden State Warriors will face the Los Angeles Clipper this Thursday with a 10-13 record at the Crypto.com Arena.