The Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green signed a deal with Blink Fitness to open 20 gyms in Michigan and Chicago. The Michigan native grew up in Saginaw and attended Michigan State University. Now, he’s headed back to his roots side-by-side with Blink Fitness in a business venture to bring in an affordable way of getting fit.

Out of the 20 gyms, Green and his business partner Tom Shumaker will be opening about 15 Blink Fitness franchises in Michigan (mostly in Detroit) by 2019.

The deal was made official on February 26 with a funny commercial showing Green as the president of Blink Fitness for a day.

“I'm really excited about bringing Blink gyms to Michigan and Chicago. I think about where I grew up and the people I grew up with. We didn't have anything like Blink,” said Green. “Everyone wants a cool place to get fit and workout. But lots of communities don't have any options. The places are either terrible or too expensive. We're going to change that. This is not an endorsement deal for me. I'm going to invest my money and my time to partner with Blink to bring an amazing gym experience to these communities.”

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Draymond Green led Michigan State to two Final Four appearances, achieving personal success along the way. As a senior, he earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors and was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection.

He went back to Michigan in 2015 with a $3.1 million donation to his alma mater.

As an NBA player, Green is the 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year, a two-time NBA champion with the Warriors, and a three-time All-Star.

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