Draymond Green and Kevin Durant got into a shouting match at the end of regulation in a loss to the Clippers on Nov. 12, with the Warriors kerfuffle including Green calling the pending free agent Durant a bitch.
The two-time defending NBA champions suspended Green one game for conduct detrimental to the team. Upon his return, Green told reporters that no internal struggle would hurt the Warriors.
“You think you saw something before, good luck with us now,” Green said. “We’re not going to crumble over an argument.”
The Warriors’ biggest mess in the KD era highlights the importance of Steph
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesThe Warriors are experiencing one of their worst blips in a five-year dynasty filled with mostly happiness, rings and three-point swooshes. Just days after Draymond Green and Kevin Durant clashed, resulting in Green’s suspension, the Warriors played one of their least inspiring games of the KD era, losing to the Rockets by 21 points.
Through the mess, it’s becoming more and more apparent that the Warriors need one thing above all: a healthy Stephen Curry.
Read Article >Is this how the Warriors’ dynasty finally ends?
Getty ImagesIt has long been the case that the biggest threat facing the Warriors was purely internal. Specifically, either one of two things: a Stephen Curry ankle injury or a personality implosion sparked by the blown-speaker-made-human that we call Draymond Green.
Curry has stayed mostly healthy since the birth of the Golden State dynasty in 2013. Green has skated on the knife’s edge over the years, with a few spills, one of which helped cost the Warriors a championship in 2016.
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