Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry had a lot to say about a recent report claiming Draymond Green negatively impacted team chemistry.
Curry, who has played with Green since 2012, launched into a lengthy defense of his teammate after Sunday’s practice.
“Honestly, none of that stuff [negativity] has crept in,” Curry said, via Sam Amick of USA Today. “We have to respond. Obviously the article about Draymond, we all thought it was ridiculous and kind of looking through a keyhole at somebody’s life that you don’t really know about.
“We see every single day what goes on, what a guy like Draymond brings to the table for us, how he makes us better, how [Kevin Durant] does that for us, what Klay [Thompson] does for us, all the way down the list. And we appreciate everybody’s role. We appreciate what our common goal is. When we get back in the locker room, and practice, and when we’re by ourselves, the mood is pretty solid, something that I’m pretty confident will allow us to have maturity when it comes to the noise around us and how we handle it and not letting that affect how we play on the court and how we see each other and let that get in the way. I’m going to do my part in trying to lead that charge, and make sure it’s all about basketball.”
The Warriors have blown back pretty hard against a former teammate’s controversial quotes about Green. They seem to be growing used to being hated, and they dealt with the glare of a record chase for the previous season, so this is a strong, weathered team. Others may talk, but this probably won’t impact them much.
