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With the playoffs now underway, many are already looking forward to this year’s NBA Awards Night, where the winners of the league’s individual honors will be revealed. One of them is the Defensive Player of the Year award, which is expected to be given to either Draymond Green, Kawhi Leonard, or Rudy Gobert. However, a former winner […]

Despite the deadline to submit votes for the NBA 2016-17 Season Awards having passed this Friday, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is still building his case for the Defensive Player of the Year with a highlight-filled Game 1 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The All-Star forward racked up 19 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was especially complimentary of his defensive ace Draymond Green after Sunday afternoon’s 121-109 Game 1 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Green had an inspired night, racking up 19 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, five blocks and three steals during his 37 minutes of floor action. “Draymond was […]

Despite having huge game, as well as from three of his fellow starters, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green downplayed it and gave credit to their fans instead, as well as JaVale McGee, for firing up the team in Game 1 on Sunday night. The 26-year-old Michigan State product finished the game with an impressive stat […]

The Portland Trail Blazers backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum put on a fireworks show in the first half of Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, scoring 48 of their team’s 56 points in the first half. A constant barrage of buckets had the two guards exchanging words with the Warriors’ best all-around […]

ESPN/ABC color commentator Mark Jackson sung high praise to his former player Draymond Green, who put up a gem of a Game 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon. His emphatic block against a fearless Damian Lillard was one of two highlight reel plays at the defensive end that encouraged the longtime game-caller to […]

In the midst of a tight affair between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors, forward Draymond Green made yet another case for his Defensive Player of the Year campaign, turning a sure-shot two-on-one fast break opportunity into a highlight reel rejection at the rim. Klay Thompson made an errant pass to no […]

The Golden State Warriors hold the best chance to get through their matchup in the first round of the NBA playoffs, but no matter how much they’re favored, a now experienced veteran team knows better than to take the Portland Trail Blazers lightly. “Man, this the NBA,” Warriors forward Kevin Durant told ESPN’s Chris Haynes […]

Despite three seasons at the top of the NBA standings, Draymond Green notes a particular difference between this year’s team and the one that went on a championship run last year. “You’re a little bit hungrier trying to get something or go get something back than you are when you got it,” Green told Tim […]

Despite winning back-to-back MVP trophies, Stephen Curry has been stigmatized with the “soft” label despite all of his accomplishments. Whether it’s devaluing the all-time record of 13 threes in a game or a record-shattering 402 treys in the 2015-16 season, or even his inclusion in the rare 50-45-90 club, which made him the first unanimous Most Valuable Player […]

After additional rest in Wednesday’s season finale against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, Draymond Green is ready for the playoffs to start and looking forward to the scrutiny that comes with it. “I’m looking forward to that scrutiny because it’s great,” Green said in a Friday morning SportsCenter interview. “If you don’t have scrutiny, if you […]

One of the most loquacious players in the NBA, Draymond Green is also among the most entertaining personalities in the league. So it should come as no surprise that the Warriors All-Star can expertly pull of a prank. Pretending to be a real estate agent, Green put on a pair of khakis and showed off a […]

The Golden State Warriors will rest forwards Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala for the season finale against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, according to Connor LeTourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. Head coach Steve Kerr will try to keep his high-motor players as rested as possible before the NBA playoffs start on Saturday. “What […]

With the Golden State Warriors already set to face the Portland Trail Blazers in the playoffs, some of their players pointed out how they are not familiar with their opponents in the first round. Kevin Durant and Draymond Green agreed that the Blazers are a different squad now compared to the last time they played […]

A leading candidate for the Defensive Player of the Year award, Warriors All-Star Draymond Green is one of the most versatile and savvy defenders in the league. Green can guard all five positions, is able to act as a rim protector and is capable of locking down opponents in the post and on the wing. In […]

Despite cruising toward their league-high 14th straight win against a depleted New Orleans Pelicans team, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green would have no mercy on his fellow teammates — not when it comes to clothes at least. Rapper Drake wasn’t safe of any roasting either, taking some shots on his fashion sense because of his pants […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced that forwards Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala will rest on the back end of a back-to-back on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Kerr has complied with the league’s request to provide timely updates when resting players, and given that today is the […]

Averaging a triple-double and needing to record just one more to tie Oscar Robertson’s record, Thunder All-Star Russell Westbrook has become synonymous with the all-around milestone. Yet while Westbrook may be dominating the triple-double conversation, Warriors All-Star Draymond Green‘s consistent all-around game is also on the verge of making history this season. Green picked up […]

The Golden State Warriors finished out the sweep of a five-games-in-eight-nights end-of-the-season stretch, but not before some animosity set in during the dying seconds of the fourth quarter against the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Up by 22 and with six seconds to go, the Warriors passed the ball around the perimeter, ultimately finding center […]

There’s no denying Draymond Green delivered James Harden a cheap shot last night during the Warriors–Rockets game. The play can be seen below with Green clearly taking a swat at Harden’s injured wrist. But according to Green, the whole story places some of the blame on Harden for provoking this. Green said Harden pinched him […]

Draymond Green speaks his mind anytime, anywhere, and he didn’t disappoint in his conversation with USA TODAY’s Sam Amick on this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award. The Golden State Warriors forward has been outspoken about his desire to finally get the award that has escaped him the last couple of years, claiming it […]

Draymond Green has been vocally irate at the Oakland Raiders‘ decision to move to Las Vegas, urging Raider Nation to boycott the rest of the games, given that they’re forced to play in O.co Coliseum for another two seasons before their eventual move in 2020. “I won’t attend a game… I feel like all fans […]

During his playing days, Shaquille O’Neal was one of the hardest players to defend because of his size and skill around the basket. He was a dominating force inside the paint and made it easier for his teammates to score due to the amount of attention he garnered from the defense. That being said, the […]

Draymond Green didn’t miss a chance to troll his teammates prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, as Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry as they made smoothies. “You’re a professional smoothie maker, huh?” Green teased his frontcourt mate as he gathered the ingredients. “You too?” Green asked Curry, who took his teammate’s mocking […]

As many expected, tempers flared during an electric matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, with reigning MVP Stephen Curry getting into a shoving match with Semaj Christon before the end of the half — a deed ending with two technical fouls for each side. Curry attempted to gain […]

Draymond Green has been no stranger to technical fouls and Monday night’s showdown between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder proved no different for the Defensive Player of the Year candidate. Just seconds before the end of the first half, point guard Stephen Curry got in the middle of a shoving match […]

The Golden State Warriors have undergone a drastic change this offseason, going from an all-out juggernaut to a team slowly figuring out its roots and crafting its identity from the ground up. With two new starters on the team — Kevin Durant and Zaza Pachulia replacing Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut respectively, the Warriors have […]

On Sunday night, the visiting Golden State Warriors came out with a victory against the Sacramento Kings, 117-106, despite a valiant effort from the home team. Draymond Green also got a chance to go up against his teammate last summer with Team USA, DeMarcus Cousins, and saw for himself why he is considered one of the […]

Friday night Draymond Green had his quite the on-court pep talk with Kevin Durant after Durant called for an isolation that resulted in a missed shot in the midst of a late fourth quarter collapse. The Warriors ultimately lost the game to the Memphis Grizzlies after leading by 24 points, though Durant stated he had […]

Draymond Green didn’t mind letting Kevin Durant know exactly how he felt about his decision to call an isolation for himself late in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ overtime loss to the Grizzlies Friday night. Green got right in Durant’s face during the timeout after KD missed a 3-pointer and visibly laid into him. […]

The Golden State Warriors blew yet again another lead, this time squandering a 24-point, second-half advantage and letting the Memphis Grizzlies come away with an improbable 128-119 overtime win. Needless to say, head coach Steve Kerr was not very pleased. Following the game, Kerr expressed frustration with how the Warriors acted with each other as […]

The fourth quarter and overtime weren’t pretty for the Warriors last night against the Grizzlies. The Dubs blew a 24-point second-half lead as the Grizzlies came back to win in the extra period. One particularly tense moment came after Kevin Durant waived off a play call to isolate from the top of the key. He […]

In an ultimate show of support, Draymond Green will vote for his teammate Zaza Pachulia to be a starter of the Western Conference team in this year’s All-Star Game. In the first release of fan voting, which came out on Thursday, Pachulia was second to teammate Kevin Durant with 439,675 votes, as far as the […]

It may already be close to six months since the Golden State Warriors lost in the NBA finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers despite erecting a 3-1 lead, but for Draymond Green, the pain of losing still stings up to now. The 26-year-old Michigan State product recently appeared in a technology tradeshow and admitted that the bitter […]

If the 2017 All-Star Game were to start this very day, Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia would be starting in the game next to his teammate Kevin Durant. It seems like Pachulia once again has had the unconditional support of the entire country of Georgia frantically voting to see their hero in one of […]

If anyone saw potential from the Denver Nuggets losing to the Golden State Warriors in 2013, it was Andre Iguodala. He had seen enough to know what team he would be visiting during his impending free agency. There was uncertainty in Denver, and he got his chance to meet with the Warriors later that summer. […]

Last year, Draymond Green was in the thick of the race for the most triple-doubles in the season before finishing second to Russell Westbrook with 13. However, this campaign has been different for him as he has only had two triple-doubles so far through the Golden State Warriors‘ first 35 games. When asked about his […]

Like what most people do when the New Year commences, Draymond Green also looked back at how 2016 unfolded for him. It has been a very eventful year for the Golden State Warriors forward to say the least, but he knows there are more good memories than those he wants to quickly forget. “Outside of […]

Even if he has been consistently one of the league leaders in technical fouls in each of his four seasons in the NBA, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has made it clear that he does not plan to change his approach with referees. The 26-year-old Michigan State product recently said he does not care […]