Draymond Green has been called the engine, the heart and soul of the Golden State Warriors, an enforcer whose passion translates to aggressive rebounding, defense and trash talking.
But Green’s candid, emotional reactivity can be a doubled-edged sword that’s been particularly sharp to Kevin Durant’s skin, leaving a wound that could change the players’ and team’s courses.
“Only God can check him.”
The day after a February 2017 home win against the Clippers, I had the fortune of having dinner with a player on the Warriors and questioned how Draymond could get away with violently yelling at Steve Kerr as Green did during that game.