Danny Green earned a championship with the San Antonio Spurs, but today he finds himself at odds with the organization.
Green voiced his disappointment on a podcast, criticizing the Spurs’ decision to part ways with play-by-play announcer Jacob Tobey after a cheating scandal surfaced last week.
Tobey was dismissed after his ex-girlfriend accessed his Instagram account and accused him of cheating with the sister of former Spurs player Lindy Waters III, who was on the roster last season.
“First and foremost, I want to say I love everything the Spurs do and how they operate as an organization. They run a tight ship,” Green said on the “No Fouls Given” podcast.
“They don’t deal with any nonsense, and they don’t enjoy drama. So I understand certain issues they’re going to take a stand on and say, ‘No, we can’t permit this.’ For me, this wasn’t one of those issues,” Green explained.
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Green has a bias here after working closely with Tobey, but he believes the Spurs set a bad precedent by allowing the “hacking” of the announcer’s Instagram account to dictate their decision.
Green also questioned if Tobey’s ex-girlfriend was even telling the truth about the circumstances surrounding the alleged cheating.
“(Tobey is) a really good dude, great person,” Green said. “I thought this was a foul. I was not happy about it. Really disappointed in this decision.”
“(Tobey) couldn’t control how it came out,” Green continued. “This woman did, and now you kind of gave her power.”
Tobey’s girlfriend reportedly accessed his private Instagram to expose him, posting to his story, “This is my girlfriend of six years. But I cheated on her with Loren Waters. So feel free to continue following me if you really think I’m a good guy because I’m not. :).”
There were additional posts made to Tobey’s Instagram story, including photos of Tobey sharing intimate moments with Loren Waters. The screenshots of his posts went viral online.
The Instagram posts were later deleted, and Tobey’s account was changed to private, but the fallout was enough to cost Tobey his job with the Spurs.
The organization was not willing to stand by Tobey as this drama unfolded, but in Green, there is at least one person who still has his back.
