Josh Hart responds to Draymond Green calling out Jalen Brunson and the Knicks

Jalen Brunson made headlines when he took a pay cut worth $100,000,000 with the New York Knicks. It ended up being successful because that was the key to the Knicks being able to sign players like Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby to bigger contracts. 

Considering they were crucial to winning the championship, just like Brunson, it was worth it. Some people were not big fans of this, including Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, because he thinks the Knicks could have afforded it anyway.

Josh Hart comes to Jalen Brunson's defense after Draymond Green's latest callout

It is not surprising that Green has been vocal about Brunson taking a pay cut. He has always been an advocate of players getting the most out of the teams that pay them, but Brunson was a different story. He had no issues with taking a pay cut, but it seems Green has an issue.

Most of the NBA world, including the players are used to hearing Draymond talk about the latest topics in the league. Considering he also has a part-time career as a member of the NBA media through podcasts and TV shows, it is nearly impossible not to hear from him.

MORE: Jalen Brunson's status in New York City continues to get stamped

In an episode of Club 520 hosted by Jeff Teague, Green went off on Brunson, the Knicks, and even Josh Hart. He did not want Brunson to take a pay cut because he was the star. He would have accepted it if a role player like Hart got a pay cut, just like how Green did it for Stephen Curry.

"We got to normalize grown men not counting other people's pockets," Josh Hart responded to the clip of Draymond talking about the Knicks.

While Green makes a fair point regarding the teams paying players more money, he might have messed up mentioning Hart. Of course, Green will not have any problem defending himself from Hart's statement, as he is likely to respond on an episode of his podcast or on Threads.

More NBA news:

• Draymond Green deems VJ Edgecombe as the biggest loser of LeBron James joining the 76ers
• Draymond Green believes rivalry got in the way of LeBron James joining the Warriors
• Karl-Anthony Towns admits he feels weird not seeing Mitchell Robinson on the Knicks
• Karl-Anthony Towns dives into why he knew Victor Wembanyama could not guard him
• Jeff Teague thinks LeBron James leading the 76ers to a title would be more significant than the Knicks' championship