Danny Green isn’t shy about calling out his old team. The former Spurs forward publicly ripped San Antonio’s decision to fire broadcaster Jacob Tobey after rumors surfaced that Tobey cheated on his girlfriend with a player’s sister. Green didn’t hold back on his podcast “No Fouls Given.”
He started by saying he normally loves how the Spurs run things. They keep it clean, avoid drama, hold people accountable. All good. But this one? He thinks they got it wrong.
“First and foremost, I want to say I love everything the Spurs do and how they operate as an organization,” Green said. “They run a tight ship, they don’t deal with no BS, and they don’t like drama. So I understand certain issues they’re going to be like, ‘No, we can’t allow this.’ To me, this was not one of those issues.”
Green pointed out that nobody really knows the full timeline of what happened. Was Tobey actually with this woman while he was still dating his girlfriend? Or was it something else entirely? The accuser could have made the whole thing up, Green suggested, maybe hacked some social media accounts and fabricated evidence to ruin Tobey’s reputation.
“With social pictures, we don’t know what the timetable of it was, if he was with this girl or not, or if he was even dating his girl at the time while he was with this girl,” Green said. “This girl could have made it up, and she hacked this, you know, social media, and she wanted to ruin his life, and you allowed that to happen. He’s a really good dude, great person. I thought this was a foul. I’m not happy about it, really disappointed in this decision.”
Green isn’t alone in questioning the move
Colin Cowherd also weighed in, and he went a step further. The FS1 analyst suggested Tobey should consider hiring a lawyer. Cowherd argued that unless the Spurs have hard evidence — texts, photos with timestamps, something concrete — firing a guy based on rumor sets a bad precedent.
The Spurs have not publicly commented on the reasoning behind Tobey’s dismissal. They typically don’t air internal personnel decisions, which is part of why Green says he respects the organization. But in this case, he thinks that same culture worked against them.
Tobey had been with the Spurs broadcast team for several years. He was known around the league as a solid professional, someone who knew the game and didn’t cause problems. That’s part of why this whole situation feels off to people who know him.
Green wrapped up his thoughts by saying he’s genuinely disappointed. He called the decision a foul. And for a guy who spent years winning a championship in San Antonio and still has deep ties to the city, that’s not nothing.
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