Green Mocks Gobert’s All-Star Snub

On February 1, 2019, one day after Rudy Gobert became emotional in a media session about missing the 2019 NBA All-Star Game, Draymond Green used Twitter to mock him. Green posted, "I guess I should cry too... no Charlotte?"—a pointed reference both to Gobert’s tears and to Charlotte, the host city of the 2019 All-Star Weekend [4]. The moment was widely aggregated by national outlets compiling reactions to Gobert’s snub and his emotional press availability. According to The Washington Post’s roundup, Green’s tweet was one of the most prominent player reactions, appearing alongside other NBA voices who weighed in on the selection process and Gobert’s response [4]. This introduced a theme that would define subsequent chapters: Green publicly questioning Gobert’s demeanor and public image. While there was no immediate on-court confrontation tied to the tweet, its timing—within a day of Gobert’s emotional remarks—made it feel like a direct shot. In the years that followed, Green would revisit the same subject on television, and the two would eventually exchange mirrored subtweets and meet again in higher-stakes circumstances. The 2019 tweet is the earliest clearly documented exchange in the Green–Gobert timeline and is frequently cited when tracing the origins of their feud [4].

This tweet established the tone of the Green–Gobert dynamic: Green challenging Gobert’s public persona in front of the league audience. By mocking Gobert’s vulnerability, Green framed future discourse around questions of toughness, image, and respect—recurring themes that later surfaced on national TV and social media [4][7]. As a timestamped, attributable post, it also provided the first tangible receipt in a rivalry ultimately defined by receipts—quotes, subtweets, and, later, disciplinary language from the league. In the larger feud, this was the opening move that made later exchanges—like the 2022 TNT segment and the 2022–2023 "Insecurity is always loud" volley—feel like chapters in a single story rather than isolated moments [4][7][6].

Green revisited the same subject three years later on TNT’s All-Star reserves show, saying, "One thing I can assure you: If I didn’t make it this year, I wasn’t going to cry... It has to be Rudy... You can’t cry, Chuck"—a national-TV echo of his 2019 tweet [7]. In October 2022, after video surfaced of Green punching teammate Jordan Poole, Gobert posted, "Insecurity is always loud," widely read as a subtweet aimed at Green [6]. Green then mirrored the line in April 2023 after Gobert struck teammate Kyle Anderson: "Insecurity is always loud…" [6][5]. The verbal and social exchanges prefaced the November 14, 2023 on-court flashpoint in which Green grabbed Gobert around the neck during a skirmish, drawing an ejection and, two days later, a five-game suspension from the NBA [2][1].