Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is quite the hip-hop aficionado. Like many other athletes in the league, Green follows the genre and its top artists very closely and has strong opinions of his own. In fact, he recently named his list of the greatest rappers of all-time. Controversial as it may sound, Green seemingly ignored several legends and named Lil Wayne as one of his top artists. Although Lil Wayne is a legend in his own right, a lot of people on the internet disagreed with Green.

One of them happened to be former Warriors player Festus Ifeanyi Ezeli. The Nigerian basketball star openly called out Green for his choice on social media which led to a brief back and forth between the two. Interestingly, this came just hours after Ezeli made a compelling Lionel Messi claim himself.

Former Warriors star argues with Draymond Green over Hip-Hop

Four-time NBA champion Draymond Green might have just initiated a huge internet debate. During an interview, he was asked to name his all-time greatest hip-hop artists. Green named Lil Wayne in his top 3, alongside greats like Tupac Shakur.

Festus Ifeanyi Ezeli took to social media and openly called out his former teammate. He asserted that while Wayne might be the greatest artist of his generation, he is in no way the greatest artist ever. Moreover, Ezeli also said that Green might be taking Lil Wayne’s name because they know each other.

Draymond Green wasn’t going to sit back and just listen. The former DPOY hit back at Ezeli and replied, “stand on it” to the Nigerian’s initial Instagram story.

However, this isn’t the end of their little altercation. Ezeli replied to Green’s remark and wrote, “I can respect that but I also respectfully disagree” with a couple of laughing emojis.

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This came just hours after the former Warriors player had called soccer superstar Lionel Messi the greatest artist of all time.  The Paris Saint Germain superstar recently visited a Buenos Aires restaurant and was mobbed by thousands of fans wishing to catch a glimpse of the World Cup winner. According to Ezeli, this might be the reason why Messi is the greatest artist of all time.

Green had a top hip-hop star perform at his wedding

If it isn’t evident enough, top NBA stars have strong friendships with some of the biggest names in the hip-hop industry. Draymond Green is no different. In fact, he had Da Baby perform at his wedding last year! Da Baby is a huge NBA fan and has been spotted watching the Charlotte Hornets in action on multiple occasions.

He wasn’t the only big name who was present when Green married Hazel Renee, his long-time girlfriend. Numerous other celebrities like LeBron James, Stephen Curry and others graced Green’s special day. 

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