Subscribe
Follow Us
The explosion at Staples Center during and after an overtime loss to the LA Clippers saw two close friends in Draymond Green and Kevin Durant exchange fiery words in an altercation that could have divided the Golden State Warriors. While friction was high, both men took the initiative to reconcile their relationship and strengthen the bond that unites them.
Green had been suspended for a game against the Atlanta Hawks, but his main game was to clean things up with Durant. The latter, did much more than mend their relationship.
Article Continues Below
“Durant told Green he wasn’t accepting the emotional excuse,” wrote Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. “Green’s fire is what makes him great even if it also makes him volatile. But Durant wasn’t buying that it’s uncontrollable. He’s seen Green control it. He’s seen him keep his composure in the crucible of championship stakes. He’s seen him locked in and focused, forcing his emotions to submit to his will.
“So Durant challenged him to be better. Green accepted.”
Their relationship was quickly back to where it was once, as the two celebrated a fast-break dunk over the Houston Rockets with a backhand double-tap, a signature mark of their friendship, in their first game back together.
Green would miss 11 straight games after that, but the two would communicate effortlessly, putting that blowup behind them and focusing on the task at hand, a focus that is now showing as the Warriors have won 10 of their last 11 games and looking to reach their peak by the time the playoffs come around.
