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Draymond Green targeted by Dwayne Johnson in Kevin Hart roast appearance

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walked onto the stage at ’s "The Roast of Kevin Hart" on Sunday night and took direct aim at , turning the forward into one of the roast’s sharpest targets. Johnson joked that Green’s name was the laziest Black name he had ever heard because, as he put it, someone had just put a D in front of Raymond.

Johnson did not stop there. He told Green that the Warriors had already been bounced from the playoffs and said it was time to retire. Green, who was on stage with , and others during the event, did not appear fazed by the boos that came his way at the roast.

The jabs landed at a moment when Green’s future has been an open question for months. Last month, he said he hoped he had done enough to still be with the Warriors and did not want the team to keep him around only because of what he had done before. He said leadership and helping bring younger players along were part of what he believed he had given the organization.

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Golden State selected Green in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft out of Michigan State, and he has spent years building a résumé that includes four NBA titles and four All-Star selections. In the 2025-26 season, he averaged 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 68 games.

That history explains why the roast drew attention beyond the jokes themselves. Green is no longer being measured only by what he already won. He is being judged on how much longer he can keep playing, and whether the Warriors want that next chapter to happen in Golden State. For more background, see Draymond Green What Did He Do? Dwayne Johnson Roasts Warriors Star and Draymond Green Why Was He Booed at .

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