Draymond Green and fouls go hand in hand in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors veteran has a reputation of sorts for being ‘notorious’ on the court. Interestingly, though, when he’s kept off the floor, the Dubs play better.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Stephen Curry led the Golden State Warriors to a 120-97 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night. In addition to scoring 26 points, Curry used his footwear to honor two Magic legends and a teammate.
Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green and head coach Steve Kerr were seen having a heated exchange on the bench on Monday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., and they were certainly not arguing about Christmas dinner recipes.
After Giannis took a wishy-washy stance, it’s now the Warriors’ turn to play it cool. The Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee Bucks saga looked identical to the 2024 theatrics in Miami that culminated in Jimmy Butler’s trade to the Warriors.
For over a decade, Draymond Green has been indispensable to the Golden State Warriors. But the combination of his erratic behavior and the team's success with Green out makes the prospect of a Warriors team without their defensive leader much easier to imagine.
The Golden State Warriors will be making at least one trade before the Feb. 5 trade deadline. That much is sure. So who will they trade? I ranked the players from least likely to most likely below.
The Warriors were down 11 early Saturday. Then Draymond Green got himself tossed. And somehow, that helped. Green picked up two quick technicals early in the second quarter and was ejected, a moment that could’ve sunk Golden State.