“Corniest Thing Ever”: Draymond Green Blasts Bucks Star for Copying NBA Legend

Tyler Herro is still adjusting to life in Milwaukee. He was included in the trade that sent Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami this offseason, a deal that instantly reshaped how Bucks history will be remembered. Herro tried connecting with a different piece of that history, teaming up with former Bucks guard T.J. Ford to recreate Ford's iconic, comically oversized 2003 rookie photoshoot for Milwaukee's media day. The tribute went over well with fans, but not with Draymond Green.

Green didn't hold back when addressing the recreated photos.

"I thought this was the corniest thing ever," he said. "I'm just going to leave it at that because I ain't really trying to shit on nobody, but I thought it was super corny."

The pushback stands out, given how warmly the moment itself was received elsewhere. Herro and Ford posed side by side in matching oversized jerseys and shorts, recreating a photo that's remained one of the most talked-about images in Bucks history for over two decades.

Ford is now an assistant coach for Milwaukee. He explained the original photo came from a uniform mix-up before his rookie season rather than a fashion choice, which only added to the shoot's cult status among longtime fans.

The reaction to the recreation across social media was almost entirely positive. Fans praised Herro for embracing his new team's history rather than mocking it.

Comments calling it a fitting tribute and a "throwback" worth celebrating flooded the Bucks' post, a tone that makes Green's blunt dismissal feel like a lone opinion taken rather than the consensus.

The criticism fits a pattern for Draymond Green. The Warriors star has built a media career defined by unfiltered opinions on everything from officiating to player decisions, often with little concern for how they land.

Calling a lighthearted, well-received team moment "corny" is a relatively low-stakes example of that tendency. But it's consistent with how Green has approached commentary since stepping further into broadcasting roles alongside his playing career.

For Herro, the criticism is unlikely to change much about how the moment is remembered. He's entering his first season in his hometown of Milwaukee after a turbulent offseason shaped by the Antetokounmpo trade, and leaning into the franchise's lighter history alongside the very player who lived it appears to have resonated with the fan base he now plays in front of.

Green's take may be the corniest thing he's seen, but based on the reaction so far, plenty of others walked away seeing it very differently.