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Anthony Slater: Kristaps Porzingis is out tonight in Atlanta with lower back tightness. Jonathan Kuminga is off the injury report and cleared to face the Warriors. Questionable: Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton, Gary Payton II, Quinten Post.
Draymond Green: "I’m sick of the play-in. It seems like we’re a play-in magnet. It sucks, but it’s great when you want an opportunity to get into the playoffs, and that is the reality for us. We are not moving out of the play-in, and we won’t drop out of the play-in either. So, we’re in the play-in, and that’s what Coach Kerr’s message has been to the team: ‘Guys, we’re in the play-in no matter what. We have to continue building great habits so that when we get Steph back, we get Moses back, we get all the guys back, you’re in a good space. You’ve built great habits, and with those guys, you’re not adjusting to playing basketball the right way — you’re adjusting to them being incorporated and then figuring out how you work around it.’ And so, that’s got to be the focus.”
Draymond Green: “What stopped my scroll this week was seeing someone say Joel Embiid has now officially missed more games than he’s played. It stopped my scroll because I get tired of people talking and just throwing these things out there. What about his health? And let’s take a step aside from his actual physical health — what about his mental health? He knows how much guys put into this game to be great. You’re talking about a guy who worked from shooting a backwards layup out of bounds 12 or 15 years ago to being the MVP of the NBA. What about him mentally? So, I see people just throw these things around and talk, and it irks me. I saw that, and it stopped my scroll because it made me feel for Joel. I feel for him. Nobody knows what he’s going through and what he has to deal with. And everybody says, ‘Oh man, he got the money. He good.’ No, he’s not. He wants to play basketball. He loves playing basketball.”
Draymond Green agaisnt 65-game rule: Draymond Green says Cade Cunningham is not going to make All-NBA team because of this dumba** 65-game rule: “It just doesn’t fix the issue. Like it does not fix the issue at all. And so here’s a guy who’s done everything right, has a collapsed lung, and he’s going to miss All-NBA because this dumba** rule that does not fix the issue. It’s just ridiculous. So here we go again with these unintended consequences.”
Draymond Green on Cade Cunningham injury: Man to see that happen is heartbreaking. So, I hope and pray that he’s able to get back, you know, and that’s why, like winning a championship is so fu*king hard to do. Because yes, you have to be really, really,really good, but you also have to be really, really, really lucky. And like it’s things like this that you just can’t account for, you know? Like that’s what makes it so hard. You got to be clicking at the right time. You got to be healthy at the right time. You got to actually be good enough. You need good fortune. You need good bounces, like it’s so hard.
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The Warriors under Kerr have been widely praised for building an inclusive, psychologically safe culture — one that emphasizes finding joy, empowers player voice and accommodates strong personalities such as Draymond Green. Kerr seemingly solved the Chorus Paradox by erring on the side of enabling distinct voices. This culture unlocked extraordinary performance and sustained excellence, including four NBA titles. Yet even in this celebrated environment, the Harvest Paradox loomed. The Warriors once famously suggested that they were managing two timelines. But Kerr coached with a focus on younger players fitting into a system designed for older players. Rather than balancing the present and the future, Kerr was harvesting now without planting for tomorrow.
Draymond Green: Man, can you imagine, though, for players in the Western Conference? You get Vegas and Seattle. Meanwhile, the East picks up Minnesota and Memphis. Man, that’s a drastic change. Guys in the West, you are ecstatic. Like, yo, you get trips to Vegas and Seattle now, as opposed to going to Minnesota more than once, or going to Memphis more than once. And just do Memphis—do everybody a favor—and move that team to Nashville. There are no great hotels in Memphis. I love the people of Memphis. They are incredible. Shout out to the people of Memphis. I love them. But just from an NBA standpoint, man, there’s not a sauna or a hot tub in sight. Nowhere. Not at the gym, not at a spa, not at a hotel—nothing. Not in sight. So the NBA either needs to send that team to Nashville so they can have proper facilities, or, even better, the NBA should make it mandatory that teams have at least a hot tub and cold tub, but probably also a sauna, in their visiting locker room.”
Draymond Green: Just going on to Nashville. Shout out to the owners. Don't charge them a relocation fee. They just going up the street and doing all us a favor. So, let's not charge Adam. Joe, I know you're on the competition committee. Joe Lacob. Um, let's not charge them a relocation fee. Please. Let them just do all Let them just do us all a favor and take the team to Nashville. No pro, no harm, no foul. The relocation fee, you got to leave that arena that I'm sure they own. Relocation fee, it's a swap. You leave that arena. You ain't got to pay the relocation fee. Go to Nashville. Do us all a favor, Adam. Nobody will be upset. Not one person will be upset. So GP said uh young GP GP2 my teammate GP said uh he'd request a trade immediately if if had a chance to play as a Seattle SuperSonic. I bet he would.
Draymond Green says NBA should relocate Grizzlies to Nashville: There’s no great hotels in Memphis. I love the people but from a NBA standpoint there’s not sauna or hot tub in site. No where. Not at the gym, not at the spa, not at a hotel, nothing. So the NBA either needs to send them to Nashville so they can have proper facilities or it should be mandatory that teams have at least a hot or cold tub in their visiting locker rooms. Get Memphis the hell out of Memphis and send them to Nashville… Do us all a favor Adam. Nobody will be upset. Not one person.
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Nick Friedell: Kerr is hopeful Draymond Green will play tomorrow vs. Wizards. Kristaps Porzingis and De’Anthony Melton are expected to play in DC as well. Steph Curry is on this trip. Kerr says he continues to trend in the right direction — still just doing individual work though.
Anthony Slater: It’s a calf strain for Al Horford and an adductor strain for Seth Curry. Both out against Knicks. Warriors will be depleted to open road trip in NY. Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis and De’Anthony Melton all sitting on front side of back-to-back (at Wizards the next night).
Draymond Green on Bam Adebayo's 83-point night: I hate how people trying to act like Bam had this random performance like some bum. May I remind you Bam is a 3x All Star, 2x Olympic Gold medalist, 1st team all defense. The Miami Heat made a decision to move on from Jimmy Butler who’s great and build around Bam. Let’s stop acting like some Bum went and did something crazy. This is Bam Adebayo are yall kidding me? I can’t believe it’s been this much fuss about Bam getting 83 like he cheated or something. F*ck outta here. Congratulations Bam. That was fire. Shout out to Coach Spo. That was fire!
Draymond Green on Bam Adebayo's 83-point night: Yall want Spo to feel bad for that organization and take Bam out the game and not let him go after records? I hate these un written ass rules in basketball about don’t score because yall are ahead. F*CK THAT! This loser ass mentality that people have in this world is actually pathetic…. ‘You’re supposed to take him out the game because you’re up so many points’ SAYS WHO? It’s not his fault they stink! Bam goes for 83. Shout out to Edrice. My dawg. Fire bro!
