Andrew Bogut has lashed the "two-faced" elements of the NBA that raised questions about his value to former team Golden State.
The Australian, who won a championship with the Warriors in 2015, was offloaded to Dallas at the end of last season to make way for prized recruit Kevin Durant.
He was injured for the crucial last two games of the finals series loss to Cleveland in June, with franchise "sources" speaking out to media about their annoyance over the centre's lack of durability.
"I don't buy into the sources thing. I don't buy into all that s**t because this league is so two-faced and everybody is so fake," he told USA Today ahead his return to the Warriors' Oracle Arena with the Mavericks this afternoon.
"The same people who made those comments will see me tomorrow and shake my hand and ask me how my family is. This league is full of people who are full of s**t and shallow.