If the Warriors and Miami Heat end up in the next NBA Finals, there will definitely be some spicy stories in the series.
The possible clash began on Friday night when veteran Heat Udonis striker Haslem thanked Draymond Green for inspiring Miami’s 111-103 victory over the Boston Celtics in the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals. at TD Garden.
The win kept the Heat season alive and forced an epic game that took the entire winner to the FTX Arena in Miami on Sunday night.
But after the match, Haslem did not finish with Green.
“Draymond broke the code,” Haslem told Yahoo Sports’ Chris B. Haynes after the game. “You’re not supposed to say anything like that. That’s disrespectful. He knows better than that.”
Green attended the post-TNT show “Inside the NBA” game after the Warriors’ fifth game win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, and Shaquille O’Neal asked him which team in the ‘He thought he would make it to the NBA Finals.
“If you ask me who I want to play, I’ll tell you who I think we’ll play,” Green said. “We’re going to play in Boston. That’s who we’re going to play.”
Haslem kept entering Green.
“He let Shaq pressure him to tell him some shit he has nothing to say,” Haslem told Haynes. “I didn’t sleep long after saying that. That was shit.”
This isn’t the first time “broke the code” has come with the Warriors this postseason. During his second round of the playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies, coach Steve Kerr used those words when talking about Dillon Brooks’ hard-fought foul on Gary Payton II. The Warriors winger suffered a fractured left elbow, while the Grizzlies guard received a flagrant foul 2, was sent off in Game 2 of the series and suspended for Game 3.
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On the precipice of the NBA Finals, the phrase “broke the code” has reappeared.
If the Celtics manage to win Game 7 in Miami on Sunday, all of that will be swept under the rug and may be repeated next season.
But if the Heat win on their home court to host an NBA Finals matchup with Green and the Warriors, this slightly perceived could fuel Miami throughout the series.
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