He is charming, combative, perceptive, unpredictable, and one of the most polarizing athletes of the 21st century. To those who know him, he’s irresistible.

So, when Draymond Green appeared on my TV screen this week, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

He’s at it again. Winning. The man whose primary job is forward/center for the Golden State Warriors continues to master a game that’s supposed to be complex.

The game of life.

Has anyone so prone to public verbal and physical outbursts ever been granted so much freedom, acceptance, and admiration?

The world can’t get enough of Green. His popular podcast, “The Draymond Green Show,” is an award-winner. When he’s not promoting Subway sandwiches, he’s pitching Kia automobiles. Eight months after he punched a teammate, the NBA offered him a role in a humorous video promoting the inaugural Play-In Tournament, which he accepted.

“They called me and at first I wasn’t sure,” Green told me last November. “But as I thought about it, about what it would mean to the In-Season Tournament and the league – which we’re all a part of – I was like, ‘Let’s do it.’ I’m glad I did it, too, because it’s dope.”

And now, here we are. Four months after Green was indefinitely suspended for a pattern of escalating violence, he is back on the set of TNT’s typically whimsical and occasionally informative “Inside the NBA.”

Over the past two days, Green has shared numerous insights, some more profound than others. He critically analyzed Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert’s futile attempts to defend Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić, called out Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton’s poor defensive effort, and firmly asserted that the Dallas Mavericks will win their Western Conference semifinal series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The reaction from the TNT audience, particularly on social media, has been predictable. Some claim Green makes them sick, while others appreciate the vibrancy he brings to the show.