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Mar 2024

39m 2s

Was Draymond Right About Kyrie and KD?

Ric Bucher, NBA insider and Fox Sports NBA analyst

About this episode

Ric discusses the recent assertion by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green that Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving "is the scorer that everyone, the world, thinks" Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is, along with the differences between "new" media and "old" media.

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