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Golden State Warriors starters Draymond Green and Klay Thompson have stepped in to support their head coach Steve Kerr and his opinion in the use of medical marijuana. Kerr mentioned on a CSN Bay Area podcast last Friday that he used marijuana for back pain over the past two years. “I guess maybe I could even […]

When the Golden State Warriors lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in last season’s finals, many considered it as one of the most forgettable moments for the franchise, as they were already up 3-1 in the series but failed to close it out and allowed the Cavs to win three straight games for the championship. Almost six […]

The NBA has responded over the statement of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green questioning their expertise on body movements and has made it clear that they are not picking on him. NBA VP of Basketball Operations Kiki VanDeWeghe also reiterated that the “unnatural act rule” applies to all of their players and not just to Green […]

Draymond Green doesn’t think he’s the only one who should be in the spotlight for his “unnatural” kicks that have highlighted his game so often. After the Warriors’ loss to the Rockets on Thursday night in double-overtime — a game in which one of Green’s kicks connected with James Harden’s head — Green went on […]

Draymond Green is a marked man. Since the moment he was reviewed for kicking Steven Adams in the groin during last season’s playoffs, he has been watched closely by both the NBA and fans. Every moment Green flails, kicks, or flops he is being surveyed on video and slow motion replays. The reason is to determine if he is […]

In light of his recent Flagrant 1 foul assessed in the second overtime of Thursday’s game, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green seems to have drawn inspiration from his Michigan roots, as he went in a “Bad Boys” tweet galore on Friday afternoon. Green tweeted three different pictures, one from the action film “Bad Boys” starring Will […]

After more kicking antics in a 132-127 streak-snapping loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, no further punishment is expected to be administered to Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Green received a Flagrant 1 foul after flailing his right leg on an offensive rebound, hitting shooting guard James […]

During the second overtime of his team’s match against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was assessed with a flagrant 1 foul on James Harden. The 26-year-old Michigan State product hit Harden in the head with his foot following his shot attempt. Draymond Green, with the casual kick to James […]

Tonight’s matchup between the high-powered Golden State Warriors and the hot three-point shooting Houston Rockets had all the makings of a game that could easily reach the 120’s. As it turns out, the game did, it just took a pair of overtimes to get there. The game featured big plays from superstars, an NBA-record 88 […]

When Kevin Durant announced his decision to join the Golden State Warriors back in July, the team had to trade or watch some of their rotation players walk away in free agency to make enough salary cap space to sign him. By losing the likes of Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes, just to name a […]

Head coaches have the utmost confidence in their players, and even when they struggle at times, it’s their job to keep them motivated until they get back to playing at the highest level once again. Steve Kerr is that type of coach. Despite averaging lower numbers in scoring this season, mostly because of Kevin Durant […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green told reporters after morning practice that he feels “pretty confident” he will play tonight against the Atlanta Hawks tonight. The 6-foot-7 Swiss Army knife missed Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after rolling his ankle badly on the third quarter of Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Green […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without the services of power forward Draymond Green and one of their key cogs off the bench, Ian Clark, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, according to Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News. The two Warriors suffered injuries on the same play during the third quarter of Friday […]

A much-awaited revamped Golden State Warriors team took the court on October 25 to start the season. After a 6-1 preseason record, they started the regular season the same way they ended the former — with a loss. But it wasn’t so much the loss, but the magnitude of it that made headlines and was the […]

Draymond Green‘s Game 5 suspension during the 2016 NBA Finals was the monumental moment that sparked the turn of the tide from a favorable 3-1 lead for the Golden State Warriors, to the Cleveland Cavaliers surging with three straight wins to crown themselves NBA champions. While basketball is a team sport, Green was largely blamed […]

Draymond Green is one of the best defensive players in the league today and has been part of the All-Defensive First Team the past two seasons. However, even after receiving the honor, Green still feels that he deserves more and nothing short of being awarded the Defensive Player of the Year plum this time is acceptable […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green didn’t have the summer athletes dream of, to say the least. After catapulting his team to a historic run during the regular season, his suspension during Game 5 of the NBA Finals was perhaps the biggest storyline and the catalyst to the team’s failure to stomp on a Cleveland […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is known to be one of the more vocal players in the league today. He is not afraid to speak his mind out and tell the media his opinion on certain matters. Such was the case after their game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. The match was very competitive […]

Say what you want about Draymond Green, but he just put Giannis Antetokounmpo on a poster during the first quarter of the Warriors’ game vs. the Bucks Saturday night. That’s right. The hammer in Milwaukee from @Money23Green pic.twitter.com/01aGZHNnx2 — Laurence Scott (@LaurenceScott) November 20, 2016 You know Giannis is going to go after the dunk […]

The Golden State Warriors took on the Boston Celtics Friday night in Beantown which did not end so well for the home team. The Warriors had control of the game from beginning to end and finished it off with a 104-88 win. Fans at TD Garden booed Kevin Durant because he chose to be a […]

Even though Draymond Green does not always score the most points, he does many of the gritty things that help his team win basketball games. Even with the addition of Kevin Durant, Green finds ways to get it done, leading the Golden State Warriors in rebounds (10.1), assists (7.1), steals (2.3) and blocks (1.6). He is certainly one of […]

Life isn’t always fair. And it wasn’t fair to Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook after receiving a technical foul for accidentally kicking Detroit Pistons shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the groin area while attempting to draw a foul in mid-shooting motion. https://vine.co/v/5I36gpXvgZX The tech stems from the “Draymond Green Rule” instituted this season after […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors are starting to take issue with the number of technical fouls called on him. Green feels he’s being punished too easily by officials. This season he was called for two techs in the first five games of the season. According to CSN Bay Area, the Warriors decided directly […]

Before being named the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Luke Walton served as the Golden State Warriors assistant and helped the team to a record 73-9 last season and win the championship in 2015. During his stint in Oakland, he had good relationships with almost all the players and gained their respect. Last […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is tired of getting technical fouls called on him. He received one for screaming during Thursday night’s marquee matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, when teammate Kevin Durant had a chase-back block on former teammate Russell Westbrook. The other happened in the season-opener against the San Antonio Spurs, as […]

Draymond Green doesn’t need the last word, he just enjoys having someone to go out there and prove wrong, game after game. This time it’s Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, who made the observation that the Golden State Warriors defense isn’t the same and that they badly miss Andrew Bogut‘s rim defense and […]

The Golden State Warriors once again escaped with an unimpressive 106-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon. After the game, Draymond Green was quick to notice a trend during the three-game regular season stretch thus far. Defenses are getting more and more physical and daring the referees to make consistent calls at the offensive and defensive […]

The Golden State Warriors picked up a rather unimpressive 106-100 win against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon. The Warriors were at a perilous line in the the latter stage of the fourth quarter, where the Suns threatened to tie the game, coming within two points of the Western Conference champions. New acquisition Kevin Durant made […]

The Wall Street Journal recently released their “Scary Sports Costumes” for the 2016 Halloween and they took some shots at current NBA players. It appears that WSJ is full of Thunder fans – or at least know what non-Warriors NBA fans will think to be funny – with what they said about two of the […]

The second game of ESPN’s Friday night doubleheader was full of exciting superstars as Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans took on Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and the Golden State Warriors. Early in the first quarter, Durant dished the ball off to a wide-open Draymond Green at the top of the key and began […]

Joining just about everyone else in overreaction night was Draymond Green‘s mom, or shall we say DrayMom? Mary Babers-Green took to Twitter after the Golden State Warriors‘ 129-100 loss to the San Antonio Spurs to express her displeasure with the usage rate of her son. https://twitter.com/BabersGreen/status/791144764255109120 So let’s dissect this tweet word by word. “Taking Dray […]

In undeniably the most controversial move of free agency, former MVP and top-five talent Kevin Durant took his talents to Golden State. The very team, who only a few weeks prior to his decision, had eliminated him and his former Thunder group in the Western Conference Finals. A decision met with outrage, disgust, excitement, and absolute shock from whatever end […]

In a Golden State Warriors locker room filled of lead-by-example guys, Draymond Green plays a very important role within the organization. Green is the voice to speak out when the team is down double digits, the one to point out defensive mishaps after a possession. He is the lighter in a room full of gasoline, […]

As soon as Kevin Durant announced his decision to join the Golden State Warriors last July, the team had a quick turnaround from being one of the most-loved teams to villains of the league. But for their power forward, Draymond Green, Warriors label doesn’t matter as much. Green knows it’s something they can adjust to […]

The Golden State Warriors are primed for another exciting season for the ages. They are leading in all of the oddsmakers projections, and are slated to win the championship if healthy. There has been many distractions that have come their way in the form of controversy long before the season tips off. ESPN’s Ethan Strauss wrote a […]

Draymond Green and Kevin Durant have become friends, even through plenty of on-court trash talk over the years. Although Green can’t recall exactly when the two clicked, he has become very fond of his new Warrior teammate in Durant. Green spoke with  Bleacher Report’s Chris Palmer about their relationship. I can’t tell you exactly when we became friends, but […]

The season hasn’t started yet and Warriors forward Draymond Green is already under scrutiny for another kicking incident. The Portland Trail Blazers‘ social media team decided to point out Green’s lack of restraint on Twitter. They didn’t hold back either, as they pointed out a separate incident from his teammate Zaza Pachulia to let everyone know […]

Last postseason, the spotlight was all over Golden State Warriors‘ forward Draymond Green. Green was seen, on multiple occasions throughout the playoffs, flailing his body parts, specifically his legs, and often times connecting with opponents below the belt. Eventually, that caught up to him as the NBA suspended him for a groin hit on LeBron […]

One of the biggest games the Golden State Warriors played during the 2015-16 regular season was on February 27 when they visited the Oklahoma City Thunder. Aside from a winning result and endless clips of Stephen Curry‘s 37-foot three-pointer that left Oklahoma City fans stunned with 0.6 seconds to go on the clock, was the locker room […]