New York Knicks fans are calling a technical foul against Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green. The latest episode of Green's eponymous web series went viral for the wrong reasons on Thursday, as his theory behind the recent one-game departure of Knicks All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns drew severe backlash.

Green ran with a rumor about Karl-Anthony Towns that ended up being completely false.. It's no secret that Draymond Green is a polarizing figure. He hasn't made it easy for non-Golden State Warriors fans to like him,

Draymond Green’s penchant for provocative commentary on his podcast made waves this week in New York. Green speculated about the reason Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns missed Tuesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors at Madison Square Garden.

KAT did not play against the Warriors because he attended a funeral, even though Draymond claimed otherwise.

Draymond Green said Thursday he was just relaying what he heard when he said on his podcast that Karl-Anthony Towns missed the Knicks' game against Golden State this week because he didn't want to face Jimmy Butler.

Draymond Green sent well wishes to Karl-Anthony Towns after the death after a family friend, but says he was just repeating what he heard when he said on his podcast that Towns didn’t play for the Knicks against Golden State this week because Jimmy Butler was in the building.