Draymond Green’s steady presence keeps Warriors’ ticking
OAKLAND, Calif. — For five months, Draymond Green has worked to block out the unrelenting criticism that his Game 5 suspension in the NBA Finals cost Golden State a repeat championship — a fateful swipe at LeBron James’ groin that swung the series for Cleveland.
It stings Green to this day he couldn’t play, forced to watch from next door from an Oakland Athletics baseball game while his teammates fought for a title without him.