Draymond Green’s Anger Issues Are Getting Old For Warriors Vets

Some of the Golden State Warriors more senior players are getting tired of Draymond Green and his outbursts.

That is according to Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix, who claims that several dubs veterans have complained privately over the frequency of the player's issues as it relates to attitude.

Green served out a one-game suspension when the Warriors played the Atlanta Hawks this week, and he was back in action for the side as they lost to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.

The player is said to be a respected figure among his teammates and the Warriors coaching staff. However, the negative attention he brings to the team every now and again is "exhausting."

"Green can be a polarizing figure," Mannix wrote. "He’s the soul of the franchise, respected by teammates and coaches alike. But the drama he creates can be exhausting, and over the last two years some Warriors veterans have privately grumbled about the frequency with which Green has to be reigned in. His passion is one of his greatest strengths, and doubles as a glaring weakness."

Green's heated argument with teammate Kevin Durant is said to be one of the worst episodes in the franchise's history and there are now concerns the team could lose the latter in free agency as a result of the confrontation.

Green, though, has since revealed that he is back on speaking terms with the nine-time All-Star.

"Kevin and I spoke. We're moving forward," he said on Thursday.

"I think there's no secret that I am an emotional player. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. I play with that same emotion. Sometimes it gets the best of me and it doesn't work to my favor.

"I am going to live with that. Because it works in my favor to the good, as my résumé speaks, and this team's résumé speaks, more so than it doesn't. So I am never going to change who I am. I am going to approach the game the same way that I always do. And like I said, we will continue to move forward."

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted that the team was "banged up spiritually" after watching them get blown out by the Rockets 107-86 on Thursday night.

"We're banged up a little bit physically and right now we're banged up spiritually," he said. "There's no getting around that. So we've got to fill up our cup and get our spirit back, get our energy back, and we're going to. It's a long, long season. It's a tough stretch we're dealing with, but I know our guys.

"Draymond may not have had his best night tonight, in fact he played very poorly. But I liked his approach. He was genuine out there. He was competing. Nothing went his way, but I like where he's heading. And now the rest of the team, we've got to all lift our spirits up and get back on the saddle. But we're going through a little bit of a rough patch."

What This Means

Green is the sort of player who you just have to take what you get from; he's a package. Ultimately, he's a winner and has the fire required to drive a team forward.

Emotions will spill over from time to time and, at the end of the day, the NBA is a working environment - despite how fun it feels. As long as the players show they can keep working together towards a common goal - relationships aside - there's no reason why anyone should leave, unless this goes much deeper than meets the surface.

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