The tension between Kenyon Martin and Draymond Green hit a new level after Green said on his podcast that Martin “underachieved” in his NBA career. Both players grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, and both carved out reputations built on toughness, but this latest exchange turned their shared history into a public showdown. Martin did not hold back. He jumped on Instagram Live and delivered a long, confident rebuttal that immediately stirred fans.

He reminded viewers exactly who he was in his prime. “Man, Draymond Green called me an underachiever? I came into the league as the number one pick in 2000 and took the Nets to the Finals two years in a row.” From there he pivoted to the injuries he battled, including microfracture surgeries, then rattled off a wide list of forwards he believed we

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