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For all the success the Golden State Warriors have reaped in recent seasons, one would think that those were enough for Draymond Green to forget the pain of their loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals. Well, no. Not even winning the Defensive Player of the Year last season would make the […]

Top 10 NBA Shooting Guards 1. James Harden Harden indisputably has the most complete offensive game on this list if not in the entire league.  He can drop 15 assists or 40 points on any night depending on what mood he is in and what defenses are giving him.  What makes Harden so special is that […]

When four of the premier talents in the NBA all play for one team, it is pretty difficult to find any lineup combinations among them that aren’t successful. Whether Draymond Green plays more of his minutes with Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant, the Warriors are still probably going to beat your favorite team. The probability […]

How do the Cavaliers and Warriors stack up versus the All-Time NBA Super Powers? This NBA offseason has been all about the super teams. The Timberwolves acquired Jimmy Butler with the hopes that they have the next super team marinating in Minnesota. Gordon Hayward signed with the Boston Celtics via free agency because his All-Star […]

It has often times been in professional sports where there are comparisons drawn between some of the top athletes in their respective realms. During a recent interview with ESPN Halftime during the El Clasico in Miami on Saturday between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green compared his teammate Stephen Curry and […]

With another week gone in the NBA’s offseason, and one week closer to the start of the 2017-18 NBA Regular Season, here are what players in the Association have been talking about this week: The biggest bombshell from the last week was that Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving requested a trade out of Cleveland due […]

Names like LeBron James and Stephen Curry are without a doubt synonymous to the NBA, even for those who aren’t a tad interested in the league at all. However, the NBA has more than just superstars who make basketball such a thrill to watch, and it’s often the unheralded players who make the sport’s narrative all the more appealing despite them not being in the […]

Following the recent lawsuit against Draymond Green brought into the forefront by a California-based attorney, related to last year’s incident in East Lansing, Michigan — the Golden State Warriors have released a statement regarding their All-Star forward. “This lawsuit relates to an incident that occurred in East Lansing, Michigan over a year ago, for which […]

Draymond Green is currently troubled by off-court issues as a lawsuit will be filed against him by an unnamed man and woman for alleged assault and battery. Part of the statement released by their lawyer, Lisa Bloom, states that the the victims will be speaking in court for the first time about their claims, which has “severely impacted […]

Throughout his NBA career, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has never been one to hold his tongue. Green was at it again going off on Conor McGregor after he saw the UFC star wearing a No. 23 Warriors jersey that he presumed was his own. McGregor fired off a series of tweets aimed at the […]

The hype around Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor‘s anticipated fight on August 26th has infected the sports world, even spilling into other leagues. McGregor, famous for his persistence to taunt his opponents, has done his research on Mayweather’s family history, and Draymond Green happened to be in the wake of his savage attempt to troll Mayweather. […]

While most NBA players feel honored when other professional athletes from different sports rock their jerseys, the same cannot be said about Draymond Green when he saw a picture of Conor McGregor wearing a Warriors uniform. The 27-year-old Michigan State product took to his Instagram account to post a picture of the UFC star with […]

Carmelo Anthony has long been included in a lot of trade chatter, but he still remains with the New York Knicks. Recently, the Portland Trail Blazers came up as another team with serious interest in the star forward. However, Anthony made it known that he is not interested in bringing his talents to Oregon. However, the dynamic backcourt duo […]

The biggest recent rivalry in the NBA is the one between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. The two teams have made three straight NBA Finals, with the Dubs winning two. The centerpiece of the rivalry is the duo of LeBron James and Draymond Green. While James is in the focus due to his legacy, […]

Prior to the start of the 2016-17 season, nobody knew how well Kevin Durant would fit in with the Golden State Warriors. Not even the team’s players themselves, particularly Draymond Green, could’ve predicted how the team’s chemistry would be like with the four-time NBA scoring champion on board. What eventually resulted was another NBA title for […]

Brazilian soccer star Neymar has made a lot of headlines recently after news surfaced about his possible move from Barcelona to French team, Paris Saint-Germain, for a record $257 million. However, if an Instagram story or some pictures will be the basis of how much he’s paying attention to the speculations that have emerged, it […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle has drawn comparisons to Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green over the years due to his high-intensity motor and ability to affect the game in various ways. As it turns out, Randle isn’t only looking to assimilate Green’s jack-of-all-trades style of play, but also has studied him alongside the […]

It’s rare for basketball fans to see a team that is built like the Golden State Warriors. They have four All-Stars at their peak, three All-NBA players, two former MVP’s and a Defensive Player of the Year on their team. And one of those decorated players, widely-recognized as the team’s glue guy, is forward Draymond Green. Known as […]

Jordan Bell had been touted not only as one of the sleepers of this talent-filled 2017 NBA Draft, but as a dark horse candidate to be the next Draymond Green after being selected with the 38th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls soon after having his rights purchased by the Golden State Warriors. Bell didn’t […]

Earlier this week, Nick Young made the decision to sign a one-year, $5.2 million contract with the Golden State Warriors in free agency. It was a decision-making process for Young that had plenty of influence from several Warriors players such as Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Stephen Curry. However, it was Green who made the most […]

Despite his reputation as a malady in the league, Nick Young finally agreed to join the Golden State Warriors — but that didn’t come without some recruiting effort from the team’s best players. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and Draymond Green all were part of his recruiting process, ensuring the free agent that he was wanted […]

Draymond Green‘s social media antics might just have teased a potential new member of the Golden State Warriors. He took a picture for his Snapchat story captioned “Warriors?” posing alongside free agent guard Nick Young late Sunday evening. There had been reports that Young could be the perfect candidate to take the Warriors’ $5.2 million […]

The Houston Rockets made a major splash last week with the acquisition of point guard Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers, pairing him alongside fellow All-Star guard James Harden. Since then, there has been plenty of reaction around the league concerning the move. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was recently asked for his […]

A lot of basketball fans have now regarded the Golden State Warriors as the so-called villains of the NBA. From Draymond Green‘s apparent low blow to LeBron James in Game 4 of the 2016 NBA Finals to Zaza Pachulia‘s “inadvertent” takedown of Kawhi Leonard‘s ankle in Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference Finals and everything […]

Draymond Green finally earned his first Defensive Player of the Year award after finishing runner up in the prior two years to San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard — but he didn’t get there just through perseverance but also through a long time of being a study at the defensive side of the ball. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have made questionable signings throughout the past few years, so much so that they’ve actually spent just as much in three of their bench players as the Golden State Warriors have spent in their original “Big Three” of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green for the 2016-17 season. As pointed […]

The fans have spoken and chosen their favorite players from a shortlist of candidates in a group categories during tonight’s NBA Awards Show. Golden State Warriors teammates Draymond Green and Stephen Curry took home the award for Assist of the Year, after a full-court heave by Green, igniting a blazing fast break, with Curry catching the ball […]

The NBA stars have arrived for the first annual NBA Awards Show with the likes of Draymond Green, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook, amongst others, arriving in style ahead of the offseason festivities. Green and Harden opted for the emerald green look — the latter from top-to-bottom and the former honoring his surname with a […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been named the Defensive Player of the Year for the 2016-17 season, edging out the defending two-time award-winner Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz.  Green was able to overcome Leonard for the first time in three years, after finishing runner-up for the […]

The NBA on Monday morning announced the selections for both All-Defensive teams for the 2016-17 season. This list includes many familiar faces earning the nomination to be considered among the top defensive players in the league with players from nine different teams selected as the San Antonio Spurs were the only organization to have multiple representatives, according […]

Five long years have passed since the Golden State Warriors selected a chubby, unrefined, do-it-all forward hailing from Michigan State, using the third of their four picks in the 2012 NBA Draft to snatch him off the board with the 35th overall selection. Now a proven All-Star and in the conversation for his first potential Defensive […]

Minutes after a Golden State Warriors‘ $3.5 million sum bought the Chicago Bulls‘ rights to the No. 38 pick Jordan Bell, the Oregon Ducks forward soon knew what he was in for coming into the organization. Forward Draymond Green, curious about the new addition to the team, demanded to get Bell’s cell phone number from […]

The All-Star trio of Draymond Green, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant couldn’t help but cringe at the latter’s awful couple of nicknames given by Golden State Warriors announcer Bob Fitzgerald during their championship parade on Thursday. Getting down to the last two players on the roster, Durant’s turn was up and so was Fitzgerald’s time […]

Upon a triumphant return to the streets of Oakland for the second championship parade in three years, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green took the stage and asked the fans and media to give team president and general manager Bob Myers the credit he deserved. Dropping an F-bomb on live TV got the point across just […]

Despite his now seven NBA titles, Steve Kerr can’t seem to shake out of his humble persona, though during Thursday’s championship parade, he admitted he wishes he was more like one of his Golden State Warriors players. “Sometimes I get tired of doing the humble thing, I wanna be more like Draymond (Green),” said Kerr […]

Fresh off of winning an NBA Championship, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was invited to guest appear on the Jimmy Kimmel show Wednesday night. Green, who is known to be very outspoken, was sure to give some pretty interesting takes, and Kimmel tried to ask as many questions as possible about what the after […]

Celebrity comedian and entertainer Jamie Foxx is an avid basketball fan. Living in the City of Angels and in Hollywood, you’ll spot him at plenty of Los Angeles Lakers games or even games around the country. If you ask him about his favorite team, however, he’ll point you towards the Dallas Mavericks, who are close to his hometown […]

Draymond Green‘s barrage of trash talk wasn’t over for the day, taking his last chance to speak in front of Oakland faithful in the Golden State Warriors championship parade and take one parting shot at his friendly rival, Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James. Green alluded to James’ post-Game-5 press conference, in which he said […]

Following the Golden State Warriors‘ first NBA title in 2015, Draymond Green caught much attention for his interview at the championship parade taking shots at the Cleveland Cavaliers. During an interview on the Jimmy Kimmel Show earlier this week, Green reminisced over the song that became wildly popular over social media. Green: “Parades are fun […]