Entering this series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets,
Both Draymond Green and AT&T know how much the Golden State Warriors defensive standout’s on-court decisions affected his team this season—and they’re not afraid to say it. Since coming to the Warriors from Michigan State in 2012, Green and longtime teammates Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have won four titles together. Green also has become a generation’s defensive template, being named to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team eight times in his career. Unfortunately, like great defensive players...
No one enjoyed the postseason downfall of the Warriors on Tuesday night more than Phoenix Suns big man Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic was flagrantly hit in the head by Draymond Green on on Dec. 12, 2023, at Footprint Center in Phoenix — leading to an ejection and eventual indefinite suspension for Green that required him getting counseling before he could return to the court — and then continued to feud off the court online throughout the season after Green returned from suspension in the middle of...
The Golden State Warriors' 2023-24 season ended sooner than many in the organization are used to.The Warriors, whose season officially came to a close on Tuesday during their 118-94 Play-In Tournament loss to the Sacramento Kings, aren't exactly accustomed to being off in April.The Warriors haven't been the same dynasty of the National Basketball Association since the mid-2010s, as they've won four NBA Finals while appearing in six of them in the last decade. The Warriors have also made the...
The Golden State Warriors may not be in the NBA playoffs this year, but that doesn't mean Draymond Green doesn't have a rooting interest.Green, whose Warriors lost to the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the NBA's Play-In Tournament in the middle of April, was eagerly watching from home as his peers competed in the first round of the postseason. While Green has a lot of friends he's likely rooting on, he has also some, for lack of a better term, enemies.One of those "non-friends" is...
The Minnesota Timberwolves coach suffered a ruptured patellar tendon.
Just two years removed from their last NBA championship title, the Golden State Warriors have missed the playoffs. This is now the third time in the last five years that the Warriors have not made the postseason, with the team failing to qualify after losing to the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the play-in tournament.Frankly, it wasn't even close. While the Warriors had a shot thanks to qualifying for the play-in tournament, they were routed 118-94 by the Kings. Klay Thompson failed to...
We could have witnessed the last game of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green playing together on the same team. The NBA's most dangerous trio could have reached its end. The Warriors have been eliminated from the NBA playoffs after losing to the Sacramento Kings in a crucial play-in game. All those moments of glory, relentless battles with LeBron James, championship rings, extraordinary records, could have come to an end. The...
Zion Williamson had himself a game in Tuesday's Play-In Tournament loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, putting up 40 points, 11 rebounds and five assists before
Sample size matters, people. So when The Athletic launched its in 2019, with 127 players answering questions about league matters so honestly because of the anonymity they were granted, the bar was set very high. We hit triple digits again (108 players), when the popular poll returned in full force after a COVID-19-induced hiatus because of limited locker room access for reporters during that time. Advertisement This time around, with familiar topics like MVP, “most overrated,” “player you’d...
Already eliminated from the playoffs and podcasting, Draymond Green has no faith in the Knicks.
Jusuf Nurkić got the last laugh in his rivalry with Draymond Green this season. The Phoenix Suns center trolled Green after the Golden State Warriors' Play-in