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Kevin Durant Gets Honest About Draymond Green After Warriors-Suns

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant spoke on his former Golden State Warriors teammate.

Joey Linn

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and forward Kevin Durant (35) after defeating the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and forward Kevin Durant (35) after defeating the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. / Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images
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The Golden State Warriors are attempting to reenter championship contention after two-straight disappointing seasons. The NBA champions in 2022, Golden State then lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals before missing the playoffs entirely last season.

Winning four championships from 2015 to 2022, Golden State won two of those with superstar forward Kevin Durant. The back-to-back Finals MVP in 2017 and 2018, Durant will always be a Warriors legend.

Facing his former team on Saturday, Durant helped lead the Phoenix Suns to victory. Speaking after the game, Durant got honest about his former Warriors teammate Draymond Green.

“When Draymond is at his best, it's like a good balance between being ultra-aggressive and being on edge, and also just being a cerebral monster that he is,” Durant said. 

The former Warriors star added of Green, “I think he's found that balance even better. I feel like he always had it, sometimes you tip the scales a bit, and I think he's found that balance as he gets older, as he experience more things in the league, more things in life in general.” 

Green has been playing well to start the season, and Durant shared high praise for him.

Kevin Durant and Draymond Green
Draymond Green (14) and Kevin Durant (7) as USA beats Spain during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games. / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

“You can just tell by the start of this season that he's playing his best ball, he's shooting the basketball well this year, I think over 40 percent,” Durant said. “All his experiences up until this time have just helped him out and made him the player he is today."

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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