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Prior to a 3-0 Golden State Warriors start to these NBA Finals, much has been made about a lack of parity between teams in the league and the consequent sweep of the Western Conference Finals to get to where they are. Forward Draymond Green was asked if the signing of Kevin Durant was fair to the NBA, […]

Last year’s epic collapse by the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals left a bad taste in the mouth to all of their players. They couldn’t wait for this season to start as they wanted to avenge their embarrassing loss, and also prove that the 3-1 lead they blew will not happen again. Draymond […]

Draymond Green offered a simple answer when he was asked about the shouting match that his mother, Mary Babers-Green, was involved in during Game 3 of the Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night. “It happens every year. Fans here are just rude,” Green told reporters. “My mom can hold her own though, she’s good.” […]

Just as many had picked out during the first two games of the NBA Finals, LeBron James‘ rampaging pace is near impossible to steadily keep up for a total of four quarters. Wednesday night’s whopping 46 minutes in front of his home crowd in Game 3 proved no different. Trailing after three quarters for the first […]

During the last offensive possession the Cleveland Cavaliers had, attempting to regain their lead, star forward LeBron James kicked Golden State Warriors sixth man Andre Iguodala in the groin after being having his three-point attempt stuffed with 12 seconds left in the game and consequently stepping out of bounds. Watch the sequence below: The play didn’t […]

Kevin Durant‘s dagger three-point shot with 45 seconds left in regulation sucked the life out of a Quicken Loans Arena crowd that had been rabidly cheering on their Cleveland Cavaliers, who had managed to dictate the pace of the game and held a decently sizable lead in the fourth quarter before the Golden State Warriors star […]

The Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night were able to squeeze out a critical win in Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers to grab a commanding 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Kevin Durant led the charge with eight of his team-high 31 points in the final minute of the fourth quarter to help fuel […]

The inevitable rage of Draymond Green made its first appearance in the NBA Finals and it took until Game 3 for it to finally happen. The Golden State Warriors forward was hit with a technical foul after failing to get a call at the offensive end after posting up Kyrie Irving and getting called for […]

Kevin Durant has shown throughout the postseason just how versatile his game has become since joining the Golden State Warriors. Tasked with a man-to-man and help side role on defense, the Slim Reaper has maximized his length and athleticism, getting it done in tremendous ways at both ends of the floor — logging the least amount of […]

After Magic Johnson made a bold claim in saying that his Showtime Lakers can sweep this year’s Golden State Warriors, it was only a matter of time before the team’s players learn of it. Many were looking forward to the Warriors’ response, especially Draymond Green‘s, who has always been the most vocal. During the media session after […]

Draymond Green is not buying into the hoopla of a possible 16-0 postseason run. Sitting only two games away from a second championship in three years, the Golden State Warriors forward knows it’s too early to smell the roses, as his team has two tough road games ahead before being able to make history. Going […]

When the Golden State Warriors put together their super team last summer by adding Kevin Durant to an already stacked core for an investment of over $50 million projected over a two-year span, there are many question marks that remained. While the questions on the court have been answered with their stellar play, one question remains – Is there […]

The Golden State Warriors are riding high through the first two games of the NBA Finals after cruising past the Cleveland Cavaliers to hold a commanding lead in the series. Following Game 2 on Sunday night, Draymond Green was asked about playing alongside both Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant to which Green brought up a […]

Despite coming off a huge victory in Game 2 over the Cavaliers, Draymond Green still got irritated quickly after a reporter asked him a question during the postgame press conference. The reporter wanted to find out how the 26-year-old Michigan State product has been able to restrain himself from emotions when he’s playing, unlike in […]

Draymond Green‘s seventh and last technical foul of the 2016 playoffs was perhaps the pivotal moment that change the entire scope of the NBA Finals, turning a sure-shot 3-1 lead in the series to an unforeseen comeback for the ages for the Cleveland Cavaliers, taking the last three games in a row to earn their first-ever […]

Despite the Golden State Warriors sweeping the first three rounds of the playoffs, and beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it’s still hard not to notice that their starting shooting guard, Klay Thompson, is continuing to struggle and produce the same numbers he did in the regular season. In 13 postseason […]

Acting head coach Mike Brown has developed a newfound admiration for forward Draymond Green in his lone year on the Golden State Warriors coaching staff, now more than ever aware of his impact not only on the floor, but outside of it as well. Despite his often loud and fiery temperament, Green is often the “glue […]

A year removed from one of the greatest letdowns by an NBA title frontrunner, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green took the blame for his team’s fall from a 3-1 series lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers and talked in-depth about the Game 4 incident which sparked his consequent Game 5 suspension. Following a play in […]

Draymond Green‘s mom, Mary Babers, is no stranger to letting her feelings be known on social media. That was the case during the first half of Game 1 between his son’s Golden State Warriors took on the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 3rd straight NBA Finals. She blasted the referees in a series of tweets by first calling […]

The Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant now in the fold have become a nearly unstoppable offensive juggernaut, and that has been shown through their unblemished run through the Western Conference holding a 12-0 record heading into the 2017 NBA Finals. Golden State fields a starting lineup that features four All-Stars who are among the […]

Despite having the most controversial play in the 2016 NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green insisted he hasn’t been haunted by his suspension last year, after a low blow to LeBron James‘ groin area warranted his absence from Game 5 of the series. “I don’t really carry it with me,” Green assured, according […]

Since the end of last year’s finals, the Golden State Warriors have been the subject of a lot of trollposts, especially on social media. Leading 3-1 after Game 4, the Dubs had an epic collapse, losing the next three games and allowing the Cleveland Cavaliers to become the first team in NBA history to overcome […]

The 2017 NBA Finals isn’t only a monumental one because of its rubber match nature, but also because of just how star-studded it is, boasting 11 combined current and former All-Stars — the most in the last 34 years of NBA history, via Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the likes of LeBron […]

The Golden State Warriors enter the 2017 NBA Finals hitting stride after having swept through the Western Conference playoffs with a perfect 12-0 record. One of the key factors in their clean playoff run has been the play of All-Star forward Draymond Green, who is averaging 13.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.1 blocks, and […]

Last year’s free agency turned out to be one of the most anticipated in recent memory because of the multitude of stars up for grabs. One of the them was Kevin Durant, who drew a lot of interest from teams around the league, but ultimately chose the Golden State Warriors as he believes his best […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is too zoned-into the task at hand to quite grasp the immensity of it, but having been at this stage, the NBA Finals, he’s able to take a slight step back and know just how special it is to have two teams playing at such a high level and […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green is now part of the New Era Family and has been named their newest brand ambassador. He now joins other NBA stars like John Wall, Paul George and D’Angelo Russell, among others, as endorsers of the sports cap and apparel manufacturers. The 26-year-old Michigan State product took to […]

Despite yet another sweep of a series, this time coming against the San Antonio Spurs, there’s no loss of respect for Manu Ginobili and his illustrious career as an NBA player and international star of the game. Golden State Warriors forward went as far as to give him the best possible type of praise in this profession. […]

Despite the best start in playoff history, the Golden State Warriors haven’t stopped to smell the roses, and neither has their engine, Draymond Green, after collecting a 12th straight win in a sweep of the San Antonio Spurs with Monday night’s 129-115 win. “You never come into the playoffs expecting like ‘Oh man, we’re going […]

Draymond Green‘s representatives have filed paperwork to trademark the phrase “Dray Day,” according to ESPN’s Darren Rovell. The trademark seeks to use the phrase on shoes and apparel, on cellphone chargers and cases, backpacks, fitness equipment and podcasts, like the Dray Day podcast — which has gotten plenty of run this season as part of “Uninterrupted,” […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich couldn’t help but laugh at this floptastic attempt by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green after he was hit in the face by Kawhi Leonard‘s substitute, Jonathon Simmons. Watch the clip below: https://youtu.be/Rqp6s2bb13A While a foul definitely occurred, Green’s reaction was wildly exaggerated and worthy of one of […]

Despite going up a commanding 3-0 series lead on the second winningest team in the West, the San Antonio Spurs, forward Draymond Green is hesitant to count his chickens before they hatch, claiming it’s not inevitable for his Golden State Warriors to make the NBA Finals at this point. “No, it’s not inevitable,” Green told […]

Draymond Green had no mercy on San Antonio Spurs rookie Davis Bertans in the second quarter of Game 3, embarrassing him on his own home floor and getting him to fall on the hardwood after a quick left-to-right crossover as he struggled to keep his balance. Watch the play below: Is that Draymond Green or Allen […]

The Defensive Player of the Year award this season is one of the most heavily-contested end-of-season honors of this 2016-17 campaign, sporting names like forward Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors, swingman Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs, and center Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz. Green has finished runner up for the […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant can’t fathom how Kawhi Leonard would miss the chance of playing in front of his home crowd for Saturday’s Game 3 of the series at the AT&T Center. Despite the San Antonio Spurs officially listing him as questionable in their pre-game report, the 2014 MVP is not buying it, […]

The NBA on Thursday afternoon released the three All-NBA teams for this past regular season. It didn’t feature any of the Golden State Warriors‘ players on the All-NBA First Team. Both Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry were named to the All-NBA Second Team and Draymond Green was selected to the All-NBA Third Team. However, All-Star […]

The All-NBA teams were revealed today in absence of a Thursday night game, as the per usual Inside The NBA on TNT announcement, which unsurprisingly had no members of the Golden State Warriors on the First Team All-NBA shortlist. The top team was comprised of LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Anthony Davis. NBA […]

The fate of the Western Conference Finals dramatically rests on the health of San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard, who was forced to leave with a left ankle injury at the 7:52 mark of the third quarter of Sunday’s Game 1 of the series. The Golden State Warriors took the advantage by the horns […]

Kawhi Leonard‘s third-quarter injury was a crucial factor in the Golden State Warriors 113-111 come-from-behind win against the San Antonio Spurs, and not one Draymond Green can easily write off. After collecting 26 points in the game, Leonard was declared out of the game after suffering two rolls of his left ankle in the same […]