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Draymond Green Responds To Megan Rapinoe’s Criticism, Clarifies Thoughts On Gender Pay Gap

ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 22: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after being charged with a foul in the final minutes of their 102-92 win over the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on February 22, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has responded to Megan Rapinoe’s criticism of his remarks about the gender wage gap.

On Thursday, Green spoke to reporters and clarified his stance on the gender wage gap. Green reaffirmed his stance in supporting what Rapinoe is doing and is hoping that he can help out.

“At the end of the day, what Megan wants and what I want is the same thing,” Green said. “And if she believes that doing something a certain way gets her to the end goal, I’m all for that… And if I believe doing something a certain way gets to the end goal, I’m all for that. So if we can both do something to move the needle to get to the end goal, great,” Green added.

The issue stems from a series of tweets that Golden State’s forward put out on March 27. In the series of tweets, Green seemed to blame the women for “complaining” and not taking action over disparities in pay and investment in women’s sports.

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On a Wednesday zoom call ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Rapinoe responded to the Warriors’ forward. “You obviously showed your whole a-s in not even understanding what we all talk about all the time – WNBA players and us on the national team… You don’t think we asked for more money? I mean, what are we screaming about? Nonstop!” Rapinoe told reporters.