Draymond Green Articles - Page 54

Draymond Green, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins made abundantly clear at Media Day that potential contract stalemates ahead of free agency next summer won’t get in the way of the Golden State Warriors’ quest for another championship. Just because they’re more focused on winning consecutive titles than signing extensions, though, hardly means the topic of […]

Draymond Green has arguably been the heart and soul of the Golden State Warriors for over 10 years. Unfortunately for Warriors fans, Green’s time with the team could be coming to an end soon. Draymond Green on getting an extension done before the season starts: "I don't think it will happen. … For me, going […]

It was only a few weeks ago that Draymond Green couldn’t even run, still recovering from degenerative back issues that caused him to miss 29 straight games last season due to associated pain in his calf. Thankfully for the defending champions, you would hardly know just how compromised Green was physically just last month given […]

The blend of roster continuity and lineup uncertainty facing the Golden State Warriors is one that excites Steve Kerr. No team in basketball boasts a more cohesive, dynamic group of top players than the reigning champions’ “foundational six,” yet rotational questions abound as their title defense dawns. Here are three hottest burning questions Golden State […]

Andre Iguodala might very well have called his playing career quits if it was up to him alone. The 38-year-old, in fact, claimed on Friday while announcing his return to the Golden State Warriors that he was “retired for most of the summer.” After weeks of public and private cajoling from the Golden State Warriors […]

The Golden State Warriors franchise is the most successful in the past decade, having won four championships on the back of the famous core led by Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. Despite the trio being past their 30s, they still went on to win the 2022 NBA championship, thanks in no small part […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t have much spending flexibility this summer. The team that just set an NBA record for total payroll, in fact, lost a bidding war for all-world defender Gary Payton II in free agency, wary of going even deeper into luxury tax territory. But just because the Warriors’ team-building resources were limited […]

Training camp for the 2022-23 season tips off league-wide in a few days, which can only mean one thing: A deluge of NBA player rankings from legacy media outlets. Most prominent among them, of course, is ESPN’s NBArank, back for a 12th consecutive year to fete basketball’s best players and anger fan bases across the […]

A vocal, passionate set of fans weren’t the only ones who questioned the Golden State Warriors replacing Mark Jackson with Steve Kerr in 2014 following the team’s first back-to-back playoff appearances since the Run TMC era. A young Draymond Green and his teammates, it turns out, were initially skeptical of the significant changes Kerr implemented […]

The NBA is under fire right now after suspending Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for just one year and fining him $10 million for racial discrimination and sexual misconduct in the workplace. Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is the latest player to offer his opinion on the matter. Needless to say, he isn’t pleased […]

The Lob City era of the Los Angeles Clippers was one of the most celebrated teams in franchise history. Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and the rest of the squad found considerable success as a group. However, if you ask Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, he believes that that team had more style than substance. […]

There are few more controversial moments in the recent history of the NBA Finals than when Draymond Green was called for a flagrant foul on LeBron James during the 2016 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Green was slapped with a one-game suspension because of that incident, and many believe […]

The Golden State Warriors will have plenty of roster decisions to make in the upcoming months, with the likes of Andre Wiggins, Jordan Poole and Draymond Green due for new contracts soon. However with their salary already at an astronomical level, it is worth wondering whether they’ll try to move Green in the future. That […]

Draymond Green is a four-time NBA champion, most recently playing a huge part in the Golden State Warriors’ triumph over the Boston Celtics in six games in the 2022 Finals. Green knows that, while it matters how the pieces fit together, talent reigns supreme in the league, and he doesn’t blame LeBron James and the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward recently decided to drag Draymond Green’s name into a potential blockbuster boxing match. The Golden State Warriors star quickly caught wind of the news and he didn’t waste any time responding to Heyward’s challenge. Not so fast, though. Green made it abundantly clear that he has no intention of […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is back in Michigan State, and he’s absolutely enjoying his time as he watched Saturday’s football game against Akron. Just a day after he was inducted into the MSU Athletic Hall of Fame, Green made the most of his visit to his alma mater. Without a care for what […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is well on his way to becoming a basketball Hall of Famer, but before that, Michigan State basketball is making sure they give him that honor first. On Friday, the Michigan State Spartans gave the Warriors forward the ultimate honor by inducting him into the MSU Athletic Hall of […]

There’s no doubt that Tim Hardaway stands out as one of the most celebrated players in the history of the Golden State Warriors franchise history. After all, he was part of the epic Run TMC trio that terrorized the league many years ago. Along with Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond, this trio is credited for […]

To be perfectly honest, this is the first time I’ve heard of the BeReal app. I guess this is a clear indication of how old I am and of how out-of-the-loop I have become. Well, at least I can take comfort in the fact that even Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green doesn’t seem to […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry may look kind and humble, but as what we have learned over the past few months, he can be savage to his opponents. We have seen that with his “Night Night” celebration throughout the playoffs, but Draymond Green believes there’s a far more disrespectful act that he has been […]

The Golden State Warriors are one of the longest-tenured franchises in domestic professional basketball, founded all the way back in 1946 as a charter member of the Basketball Association of America. They’re a modern-day NBA institution almost 70 years later, not just the league’s most popular team worldwide but still in the midst of a […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is now a four-time NBA champion. The former Defensive Player of the Year is also a four-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA, and seven-time All-Defense. There’s no denying that he has one of the most impressive resumes in the history of the game, and there are more than a few folks […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are on top of the world. But that doesn’t mean there can’t ever be a little trouble in paradise. Could some of that trouble be coming from Jonathan Kuminga? The incoming Warriors sophomore has reportedly exhibited some slightly worrisome behavior, with ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith recently noting […]

LeBron James and his new piece of jewelry got quite a few reactions on social media. In case you missed it, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar decided to get a diamond-laced version of his own logo installed on one of his teeth. Yes, you read that right, and here are the photos to prove it, […]

Former NBA head coach Rick Pitino sees the Brooklyn Nets as championship contenders with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving re-committing, and he likes the fact that they have a Draymond Green on their roster. Pitino, who coached the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics before and has now taken over Iona College, shared how he […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green didn’t hold back when giving advice to aspiring professional basketball players on how to make it to the NBA and stay. During a workout with Toronto Raptors development coach Rico Hines, Green also took the time to share some basketball wisdom to the campers. The Warriors forward basically had […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green recently heaped praise on renowned NBA trainer Rico Hines and his elite offseason basketball camp. The four-time NBA champ was amazed by how Hines’ training methods have had a significant impact on the entire league. So much so, that Green himself decided to join in on one of Hines’ […]

Draymond Green is ready to listen to other offers in the 2023 offseason if the Golden State Warriors do not offer him his desired max contract. However, he might have trouble finding a team that would pay him the money he wants. The veteran forward’s current contract is until the 2023-24 season, but the last […]

Andrew Wiggins will never be the era-defining NBA superstar he looked like as a teenage prodigy. After helping the Golden State Warriors win a championship, though, it’s safe to say Wiggins has fully shed the “bust” label that dogged him during his ill-fated time with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Only certain players in the league are […]

Los Angeles Laker star LeBron James made sure Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green feels the love after his wedding with longtime partner Hazel Renee over the weekend. Green tied the knot with Renee in a star-studded wedding on Saturday evening. Several athletes attended the event, including LeBron and power agent Rich Paul–who also happens […]

Weddings are great. Families and friends come together to celebrate love. But, as everyone knows, not all weddings are created equal. Some weddings are incredibly lavish and spare no expense while others are much more, ahem, modest. Golden State Warrior star — and defending NBA champion — Draymond Green is in the former category if […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green celebrated his wedding on Sunday and it was an epic event. LeBron James was one of the guests on Dray’s special day, and apparently, they could not let the moment pass without flexing their championship rings with none other than Stephen Curry. LeBron posted a photo of himself with […]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors have been partying all offseason long. They have certainly had good reason to do so, considering they came out on top in the 2022 NBA Finals. Green in particular has been on quite a spree this offseason, whether it be celebrating Golden State’s most recent championship or roasting […]

It looks like some NBA fans were not pleased with Draymond Green’s friendly tone towards Ja Morant after the NBA reportedly approved a Golden State Warriors-Memphis Grizzlies game on Christmas. For those who missed it, the two have campaigned for a Christmas showdown after what seemed to be an intense Twitter beef. Green even seemingly […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry met Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum once again, but this time, they weren’t competing. In the contrary, they’re celebrating together thanks to Draymond Green. Tatum was in attendance at Green’s wedding on Saturday evening, and the event was pretty star-studded, to say the least. Curry and Tatum even reunited […]

Fresh off an impressive showing with Golden State Warriors during their title run in 2022, Draymond Green is now hoping to cash out on a max-deal with the team. His current contract’s set to expire in 2024 and Green has recently demanded that the Warriors work to extend him on a max deal that’ll allow […]

FOX Sports commentator Nick Wright thinks Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has become the kind of media man that he “most despises.” Green has risen in popularity in recent months over his “New Media” movement, which is athletes taking control of their own narrative and destroying the “traditional media” that often creates false or […]

It looks like Draymond Green is happy that he and the Golden State Warriors will be playing Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies on Christmas. When it was revealed that the NBA has scheduled a Warriors-Grizzlies game for Christmas, Morant quickly took to Twitter to tell Green that they got what they wanted. Dray, in […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors are playing on Christmas. Naturally, Ja Morant is hyped. Morant really wanted to face the Warriors on Christmas following his Twitter beef with Draymond Green. For those not in the know, the two challenged each other and agreed to play in the holiday season should the NBA arrange it […]