Draymond Green Played Only 7 Seconds After Getting Injured Because He Wanted To Be There For Klay Thompson

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Draymond Green is often credited with being the engine of this era of Warriors basketball, the guy who holds the team together and makes them tick. He provided another glimpse of what makes him so valuable in their latest win against the Cleveland Cavaliers despite only being on the floor for 7 seconds during this incredibly special game. 

Klay Thompson made his return on Sunday night after missing roughly 2 and a half years of NBA basketball through multiple serious injuries. And the Warriors finally had the opportunity to have their own Big 3 from the 2014-15 championship win on the floor together for the first time since 2019. However, there was a late issue with Green’s fitness after he felt tightness in his left calf during pregame warmups, as Shams Charania confirmed before the game.

Dray still wanted to be there for the tip-off on a special night for Klay though, and he ensured that he would be on the court to start the game despite being in pain. After the introductions were done and the game began, Green immediately went up the floor to the Cavs player that had possession and committed a foul that allowed him to be taken out of the game to be replaced by Juan Toscano-Anderson. 

Green obviously ended up with terrible stats on the night, recording 0 points, assists or rebounds and ending his involvement with the personal foul. However, his determination to support his teammate at the expense of his own stats exemplifies exactly the sort of mentality that has made Draymond such a winner throughout his NBA career.

Klay’s return ended up going quite smoothly as well, he opened the scoring for the Warriors with a driving floater and even managed an explosive dunk on his way to scoring 17 points in the game. The Warriors ran out as comfortable 96-82 winners after Steph added his own contribution to the night, pouring in 28 points. 

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Divij Kulkarni is an NBA columnist for Fadeaway World. He has covered the NBA and the English Premier League, with 4 years of experience in creating sports content. Finding exciting and intriguing content about all things NBA is both his job and his passion. Divij loves the Dallas Mavericks and can be regularly observed getting emotional during games. Outside of basketball, he enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi novels, consuming copious amounts of movies and TV, and spending time with his dog, Olivia. Expertise: NBA, Historical Sports ResearchFavorite Team: Dallas MavericksFeatured On HoopsHype, Sports Illustrated, Secret Base, MSNPrevious Work: Tribuna
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