Draymond Green Articles - Page 96

The Los Angeles Lakers may have made the biggest splash of the summer by snaring LeBron James away from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Golden State Warriors defensive ace Draymond Green isn’t worried about that. In a wide-ranging interview with Marc J. Spears over at The Undefeated, Green explained why LeBron and the Lakers are of […]

It has just over a month since the Golden State Warriors made the surprising addition of All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins on a one-year, $5.3 million deal in free agency. This has now pushed the Warriors in the realm of being an even more overwhelming favorite to win their third straight NBA title next season. It […]

The era of dominance by the Golden State Warriors has proven to be the NBA’s No. 1 public enemy, as many teams have emptied notebooks and wallets in hopes to dethrone the two-time defending champions and avoid a three-peat from taking place at the end of the 2018-19 season. A core of now five All-Stars […]

The 2016 Western Conference Finals was the series that put Steven Adams on the map for the whole world but for all the wrong reasons. The Oklahoma City Thunder were facing off against the Golden State Warriors for a chance to reach the NBA Finals. Everyone remembers two things from that series, the Thunder blew […]

Udonis Haslem’s 15 years in the league have allowed him to see a plethora of NBA players, from quiet, to mouthy, to flat out unstoppable trash-talkers. Yet to him, Draymond Green’s alleged incident in L.A.’s Delilah nightclub after the ESPYs was just a consequence of how he has carried himself over the course of the […]

The plot thickens. After reports emerged regarding an altercation between Draymond Green and Tristan Thompson following the ESPYs, everyone began to wonder what actually happened. Rumors are swirling that Thompson punched Green, but what exactly happened is still unclear. Draymond Green took to Instagram to set the record straight—sort of. Golden State #Warriors forward Draymond […]

While the lights at the 2018 ESPYs shone bright, the fireworks would only get started at Delilah nightclub, where LeBron James hosted an afterparty for some of his close friends. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was soon sucker punched by Tristan Thompson, but the situation was stopped by two NBA Finals rivals in James […]

Shannon Sharpe, co-host of Fox Sports 1’s Undisputed, wants no more barking from Draymond Green after news broke of the Golden State Warriors forward allegedly getting sucker punched by Tristan Thompson in a post ESPYs party at Delilah nightclub, hosted by LeBron James. Thompson allegedly sucker punched Green as he tried to apologize for not shaking […]

After the ESPYs on July 18, LeBron James organized an exclusive party. But when a fight went down between Draymond Green and Tristan Thompson, James reportedly left his own party right after. As per Robbert Littal of BSO: LeBron allegedly was so disgusted about the situation at this upscale invite only party he left after […]

Draymond Green’s summer vacation will continue without him attending this week’s Team USA minicamp this week. According to Marc J. Spears of ESPN, the three-time All-Star forward is not going to show up in Las Vegas for the said camp, though, no specific reason as to why was noted. Warriors forward Draymond Green will miss […]

The Golden State Warriors are mired in a tough contractual situation, already boasting one of the highest payrolls in the league and bound for more once Klay Thompson (free agent in 2019) and Draymond Green (2020) hit the free agent market. General manager Bob Myers is confident a deal can be worked out with both […]

The Golden State Warriors have already put themselves elbow-deep into projected tax by signing Stephen Curry to a supermax deal last summer and inking Kevin Durant to one-and-one deals in each of the last three seasons, with the recent two-year, $61.5 million contract the most lucrative of them. The organization is hoping to keep this […]

It didn’t take long after DeMarcus Cousins agreed to terms with the Golden State Warriors for forward Draymond Green to surface, telling reporters it was due to their relationship (spanning back from two summers ago in Team USA) that the big man joined on a one-year, $5.3 million deal. Yet Boogie remembers things very differently, […]

Mo Wagner is a talented big that the Lakers are likely going to expect big things from in the future. Additionally, his personality is infectious on and off the court. He should fit in well with the exuberant and intriguing Lakers. Wagner was mic’d up for a summer league game in Las Vegas and his personality […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has recently drawn a wave of criticism by political activists after posing for a photograph with the Israeli SWAT Department during his offseason tour, where he met Israel President Reuven Rivlin. “It’s not every day that I meet an All-Star,” Rivlin said, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (via […]

It has been quite an eventful week since free agency started in the NBA and we can already see the balance of power shifting across the entire league. The Los Angeles Lakers boosted their chances of becoming a championship contender by adding four-time MVP LeBron James and surrounding him with a couple of intriguing veterans. […]

Draymond Green and DeMarcus Cousins are two of the more colorful players in the NBA, and having them in the same locker room might scare some folks, but Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr feels prepared. Steve Kerr: "I know DeMarcus is known as an emotional player, but Draymond has been preparing me for […]

While almost everyone was surprised at the DeMarcus Cousins-Golden State Warriors deal, a quick look at the past reveal that the team, or perhaps one of its top players, was already keeping a close eye on the big man. Anthony Slater of The Athletic uploaded a clip from the past where Draymond Green was sending […]

More information is coming out regarding the blockbuster DeMarcus Cousins-Golden State Warriors deal. It turns out that the Warriors were pretty aggressive in recruiting the big man as the process was led by Draymond Green. As reported by Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, along with Green, the Warriors’ general manager and head coach also had […]

With the Warriors anticlimactic sweep in the NBA Finals and Alexander Ovechkin finally lifting the Stanley Cup, the period of lull in three out of four major US sports inevitably began. The American sports fans are now slowly winding down from a season filled with excitement, but things are just getting heated up at the […]

Golden State Warriors rookie Jacob Evans knows just what to expect coming into a championship team with elite standards. Most of all, he seems to already be aware of what’s laying ahead of him over the course of his rookie season. Evans shared how he first found out that he was being drafted by the […]

Whereas Brooklyn is the place to be for NBA general managers right now, for many others who are following the activities in the NBA Draft, the real action is on Twitter – some of which are being provided by the unlikely tandem of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Golden State Warriors do-it-all forward Draymond […]

Draymond Green’s mom let everyone knew that she wants Jamal Crawford to join the Golden State Warriors. Via her Twitter account, Green admitted that though the Warriors want to go young, Crawford — a three-time Sixth Man of the Year awardee — would be a great addition to the bench. https://twitter.com/BabersGreen/status/1008984263943786496 Just this week, Crawford […]

The Golden State Warriors will have a first-round selection for the third time in the past six years with the 28th overall pick, but it was six years ago that the franchise made one of their most important additions. The 2012 NBA Draft had a chest box of picks — two in the first round […]

There are no days off for Golden State Warriors’ floor leader Draymond Green. A team executive revealed that Green will be in the room with the front office on draft night. As reported by Anthony Slater of The Athletic, general manager Bob Myers said that Green will join the front office come draft night, just […]

The Golden State Warriors just won the 2018 NBA Championship less than two weeks ago, their second title in the last two seasons and third in the last four. Now, however, they’ve already transitioned into full NBA Draft mode as they currently hold the number 28 pick in the Draft, and they’re expected to get […]

After signing Kevin Durant and winning last year’s NBA Finals in five games, the Golden State Warriors didn’t have anything left to prove. The only real question left was just how many championships they could get away with. After sweeping LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the answer was “plenty.” Golden State coasted through most of the regular […]

The Golden State Warriors are on cloud nine right now following their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals. Once again, the Warriors are kissing a Larry O’Brien Trophy. Planting smooches on the said hardware is definitely a more pleasant thing to experience for the Warriors than having Tony Robbins kiss […]

The Golden State Warriors’ championship parade has concluded and now the nerves rack up once again, with plenty of impending questions on how to possibly keep a roster with such firepower together. Both Kevin Durant and the front office have maintained their commitment to further solidify their partnership, and even hinted at long-term security, but […]

Almost a week after the NBA Finals ended, video has emerged of Draymond Green’s savage message to Tristan Thompson after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Take a look at the exchange where Green snubs Thompson: https://twitter.com/warriorsworld/status/1006645019212574720 No chill from Draymond but why would we expect anything else? Green and Thompson got into it in […]

Draymond Green has done it again. Somehow after trolling LeBron James a second time during a rousing 2017 title run, he’s done it once again with a shirt of a hand silhouette with three rings on it, a nod to James’ famous Arthur “mood” post over social media. Draymond Green’s shirt for the parade… pic.twitter.com/MzoOUDaJ5V […]

The Golden State Warriors might have broken the NBA’s competitive balance, but as it turns out, it was only due to a collective sacrifice by their players. Forward Draymond Green admitted that the Warriors had planned to make a major addition, even before losing in the 2016 NBA Finals. “I took less so we could go […]

Draymond Green’s impending future will have to wait a couple of more years, due up after Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson ink their own deals with the Golden State Warriors. ESPN’s Chris Haynes expects Green to turn down an extension this summer once it’s offered, giving him ample room to exceed the parameters of his […]

While history suggests that every dynasty has an end, Draymond Green doesn’t think the Golden State Warriors’ will anytime soon. “All good things come to an end, but I don’t think the end is near,” said Green in an interview with Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated. “What we have here is so unique, and what […]

The Golden State Warriors are now officially a dynasty after winning the 2018 NBA Finals, their third championship in four years. The rest of the league is trying to catch up to the Warriors, who have formed a team that is not only comprised of some of the best players in the game, they also […]

The Golden State Warriors have laid claim to yet another NBA title with their second straight and third in the last four years. It has pushed them forward as the next dynasty in the league behind a dominating performance in the NBA Finals after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers. Golden State is already expected to re-sign […]

After securing back-to-back titles as well as their third in four years, the Golden State Warriors were understandably in a jovial mood. Their cheerful disposition carried over to the post-game press conference, and an amusing moment between Draymond Green and Klay Thompson was caught on film. In the clip, Thompson is seen showing his mobile […]

With LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers unable to put up a formidable fight against the newly-crowned NBA Champions Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Charles Barkley appears to have rubbed some salt into the wound with his recent statement. Of course, it features Michael Jordan. Charles doesn't want to hear […]

Many believe that the reason why the Golden State Warriors are as good as they are is due to the sheer God-given abilities that their stars possess. While there is some truth to it, Draymond Green believes that it is the team’s IQ which has enabled them to be one of the best teams ever […]