For one, where NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar condemned Will Smith for perpetuating stereotypes against black people by slapping Chris Rock on national and global television during the 2022 Oscars. Stars like Draymond Green have become the latest active player to support the best actor for his highly controversial actions.
Speak on his podcast, The Draymond Green Show , the Golden State Warriors revealed their take on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. He suggested how Will should be allowed to make mistakes just like everyone else, while explaining how he will participate in modern cancel culture.
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What was Draymond Green's opinion?
The former Defensive Player of the Year said , “I have nothing but respect for him for standing up for his wife. I think he could have handled it better, I think we can all handle things better. I'm not canceling Smith, I'm not quitting Will Smith because he slapped someone.
“The reality is that we all make mistakes and we live in this world where everyone wants to punish others for their mistakes but they want grace when they have their own mistakes. »
That being said, Smith issued an apology to Chris Rock and the Academy for his behavior after the event. He was praised by Green for not succumbing to peer pressure and later apologizing on stage.
“I really respected him apologizing that night and not apologizing to Chris Rock and the reason for that was that he hadn't even had time to really understand what was going on and go out there and apologize to Chris Rock right away because that's what people wanted to hear, I don't ride like that, I disagree 100%.”
He concluded by stating that he does not support any form of violence and said: " No I don't 100% condone violence, I don't 100% condone Will Smith going up there but I feel at 100% where will smith come from because as a protector, as a provider, as a rock to your wife, as someone she turns to when things go wrong, you're stuck, isn't it not? »