Steve Kerr said Wednesday that Draymond Green will not be discliplined for leaving the bench during the third quarter of the Warriors' 120-97 victory over the Magic on Monday.
The Golden State Warriors appear determined to try to move on after Monday night’s confrontation between coach Steve Kerr and forward Draymond Green. Kerr on Wednesday apologized for the part he played in the confrontation, which led to Green leaving the bench early in the second half and sitting out the remainder of the game.
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.
The Golden State Warriors have gotten back into the win column recently, beating the Orlando Magic in blowout fashion early this week. Unfortunately, the
Every athlete inevitably experiences a fall from glory as father time catches up to them. However, the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry have managed to slow down that descend.
Draymond Green is widely regarded as the heart and soul of the Warriors organization. For over a decade, he has been a constant anchor of the Warriors’ defense and their emotional engine.
For the past few years, the NFL and NBA have battled for Christmas attention. Football has gained an edge with games streamed on Netflix, though the NBA hit historic numbers last season.
The Golden State Warriors have won two straight games, including a recent blowout victory over the Orlando Magic, but the story that has generated the most headlines was the sideline spat between power forward Draymond Green and head coach Steve Kerr, which resulted in Green storming off to the locker room.
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors made it two wins in a row on Monday after taking down the Orlando Magic in a 120-97 blowout. Curry turned in another strong performance with 26 points on 10-of-23 from the field, to go along with three rebounds, six assists, two steals and four triples in 31 minutes of action.
The Warriors notched their second win in five games, but that was not the talking point after the Orlando Magic game. The spotlight was on Draymond Green, who bickered with the head coach and never returned to play again.
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green became a hot topic on the team’s 120-97 win against the Orlando Magic on Monday. During the second half, Green got into a heated exchange with coach Steve Kerr.
Draymond Green’s mini-Antonio Brown moment this week may have been a while in the making. The Golden State Warriors veteran forward Green made headlines on Monday night by walking off the bench after a heated exchange with head coach Steve Kerr.
The Golden State Warriors have been gathering intel on who is available before the Feb. 5 trade deadline since early December, per Clutch Points' Brett Siegel.
The Warriors are approaching a key date with Jonathan Kuminga, and around the league, executives are paying attention. According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, some rival executives at the G League Winter Showcase in Orlando over the weekend were curious how much playing time Kuminga will receive before he becomes trade-eligible on January 15.
The Golden State Warriors managed to take a decisive win tonight against the Orlando Magic, but the eyes weren’t on the scoreboard. The lasting image from tonight’s game came in the third quarter: Warriors forward Draymond Green leaving the bench following a heated exchange with head coach Steve Kerr.
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.