Draymond Green Talking to Kevin Durant
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Draymond Green Talking to Kevin Durant refers to a gif of Golden State Warriors basketball player Draymond Green talking to teammate Kevin Durant during a game. The gif has been used as an image macro on Twitter with many people captioning what they think Green is saying .
Origin
On April 16th, 2017, the Golden State Warriors basketball team played the Portland Trailblazers in the NBA playoffs. During the game, cameras caught player Draymond Green speaking to teammate Kevin Durant.[1]
Several hours after the game, on April 17th, Twitter user @TalkWithTone[2] posted a gif of the talk to Twitter with the caption "Your mum trying to cover you with the blood of Jesus before you leave the house." The tweet received more than 6,900 retweets and 8,300 likes.
Your mum trying to cover you with the blood of Jesus before you leave the house pic.twitter.com/8bX8TxKGCX
β Talking With Tonte (@TalkWithTonte) April 17, 2017
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That day, Twitter user @Mayberrykush[3] posted the gif with the caption "When ya drunk friend start rapping at the club," garnering 6,900 retweets and 9,500 likes.
When ya drunk friend start rapping at the club pic.twitter.com/FD4ijPbkLC
β LIL DRACO (@Mayberrykush) April 17, 2017
Several hours later, Twitter user @Richie_l0c0[4] tweeted the gif with the caption "The drunk dude in the club giving you a 2 minute explanation as to why he accidentally stepped on your shoe." The tweet received more than 40,000 retweets and 79,600 likes.
The drunk dude in the club giving you a 2 minute explanation as to why he accidentally stepped on your shoe pic.twitter.com/zUBRpI1lcu
β Richie Loco (@Richie_l0c0) April 17, 2017
News Media Coverage
Several news media outlets covered the meme including Complex,[1] Fader,[5] Vibe,[6] Popsugar,[7] and more.
On April 17th, Twitter[8] published a Moment to catalogue and archive the meme.
Draymond Green's Mother's Response
After noticing that Draymond Green's mother retweeted several of the memes, The Fader[5] reached out by email for comment. On the memes, she said:
"I showed it to Dray! [The memes] are hilarious, I laughed so hard. It looks like he was saying, 'Don't you let them stop you, go for it! THEY CAN'T STOP YOU!'"
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External References
[1] Complex β Draymond Green Shouting at Kevin Durant Receives Hilarious Meme Treatment
[2] Twitter β @TalkWithTonte's Tweet
[3] Twitter β @Mayberrykush's Tweet
[4] Twitter β @Richie_l0c0's Tweet
[5] Fader β Draymond Greenβs Mom On The Viral And Hilarious Meme Of Her Son
[6] Vibe β Draymond Greenβs Motivational Talk To Kevin Durant Gets Flipped Into Hilarious Memes
[7] Popsugar β This Meme Is So Hilarious, We Don't Even Care What Draymond Said to Kevin Durant
[8] Twitter β Draymond and Durant are the newest Internet meme sensation
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Misk Wisk
Apr 21, 2017 at 12:40PM EDT
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Apr 21, 2017 at 02:05PM EDT