Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is making headlines for all the wrong reasons again, this time playing the race card after receiving a technical foul from what he specifically called a "Caucasian" referee during a recent game.
Green, who has built a reputation as one of the NBA's most volatile players, claimed the official unfairly penalized him after he told the ref not to put his hands in his face. But instead of taking responsibility for his behavior, Green immediately jumped to racial grievance politics.
"As a Black man in America, don't put your hand in my face," Green reportedly said, making sure to emphasize the referee's race in his complaint.
This is exactly the kind of divisive, race-baiting rhetoric that has poisoned American sports and culture over the past several years.
Here's what really happened: A professional athlete couldn't control his emotions, got called for a technical foul like any other player would, and then immediately played the victim card by making it about race. Sound familiar?
Green's comments are particularly rich coming from someone who has made millions of dollars playing a game in what he apparently believes is such a racist country. The same America that has made him wealthy beyond most people's wildest dreams is somehow oppressing him when a referee - who was simply doing his job - made a standard call.
This is the logical endpoint of the woke culture that has infected professional sports. Instead of accountability, we get racial grievance. Instead of sportsmanship, we get victimhood politics. And instead of unity, we get division based on skin color.
Patriots should be asking themselves: Is this really what we want our sports heroes teaching our kids? That when you mess up, just blame racism? That your character matters less than your skin color?
The Trump administration has made it clear that America is moving beyond this toxic identity politics, but clearly some millionaire athletes didn't get the memo. Maybe it's time for fans to send their own message with their wallets and remote controls.