Something is wrong with Draymond Green, and it has nothing to do with the beef that has popped up in recent days between himself and Kevin Durant. Instead, we mean the lingering toe injury that has cost Green a few games over the last few weeks.
The fact of the matter is that the Golden State Warriors’ forward could use a few games off, and Steve Kerr says it’s because of his lingering toe issue. It’s been a weird week for the Warriors, who saw two of their biggest stars butt heads on the floor during a loss to start the week. Green was suspended for the incident after he allegedly swore and brought up Durant’s pending free agency.
That’s ostensibly in the team’s rear view, but that doesn’t mean we should expect to see Green over the next game or two. The team says he’s still battling a sprained toe, and on Saturday, Kerr said he would miss more time with the injury.
Steve Kerr on Draymond Green: “We decided to give him some time off. Don’t know how long it’ll be. The toe (sprain) is lingering.” Out tonight vs Mavs, likely tomorrow vs Spurs, too. Alfonzo McKinnie also out.
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Kerr said that Green won’t play on Saturday against Dallas as is unlikely to play against San Antonio on Sunday as well.
“We decided to give him some time off,” Kerr said. “Don’t know how long it’ll be.”
Kerr called the sprain “lingering” on Saturday. The timing of this all is extremely curious, but seeing as how this has been a lingering issue, it’s probably safe to assume Green is legitimately banged up — the report by Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports which revealed the contents of his beef with Durant also said that Green returned to action prematurely from his bum wheel.
