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Draymond Green's anger is becoming his lasting legacy as athleticism fades

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The emotion that drove Draymond Green to the NBA's 2017 Defensive Player of the Year award, four All-Star appearances and four championships has been described any number of ways — "competitive spirit," "energy," "bravado," "the frenzy," "passion," "a fiery attitude," "aggression" and, yes, even "that rage."

As former Golden State Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa told ESPN for a 2016 piece titled, "Golden State's Draymond Green problem," the forward is at his best as "the guy that always gets mad, the guy everybody hates.