Dwayne Johnson went after Draymond Green on Sunday night at Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart, turning the Warriors star into one of the sharpest targets of the evening at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. Johnson’s set landed in front of Green himself, who was on stage with Pete Davidson, Jeff Ross and others at the May 10, 2026 event.
The crowd heard Johnson mock Green’s name first. He said, “Of all the cool a-- Black names you could have, that is the laziest f---ing Black name I ever heard because all you did was put a ‘D’ in front of Raymond.” He then followed with, “And on top of all that, your r----ded name, your team got bounced from the playoffs,” before adding, “So, I’m just saying, because you’re my boy and I love you, maybe it’s time to retire.”
The roast mattered because Green was not just a punchline. He came into the night as a four-time NBA champion and four-time All-Star, a player Golden State picked in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft out of Michigan State. In the 2025-26 season, he averaged 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 68 games, numbers that reflect a veteran still doing work on the floor even as his role and future have become a public conversation.
That conversation had already started last month, when Green said he hoped he had done enough to remain with the Warriors. “I hope I've done enough to still be here. Because at the end of the day, if I ain't done enough, I don't want to be here,” he said. He also drew a line under how he wants to be viewed by Golden State: “I don't ever want [the Warriors] to just keep me around because of what I've done before.”
Johnson’s jab fit the night’s setup: a comedy roast that singled out one of the league’s most polarizing figures and put his future in the spotlight. What makes the moment sting is that the joke about retirement came after Green had already made clear he wants to keep playing and wants that decision to be earned, not sentimental. The next part belongs to Golden State, which now has to decide whether the veteran remains part of its plans after a season in which he still produced across the box score while the franchise’s most familiar face keeps asking for more than nostalgia.
