Draymond Green Receives Encouraging Text From Kobe Bryant After Game 4 Loss
It's been a rough start to the Western Conference Finals thus far for the Golden State Warriors as a whole, but perhaps nobody has been under the microscope as much as Warriors big man Draymond Green.
In Games 3 and 4 combined, Green had the worst +/- (-73) in the NBA postseason over a two-game stretch since 2000.
On top of that, he was responsible for the kick to the groin of Thunder center Steven Adams that was heard around the world, which he was lucky not to be suspended for.
However, amid all that adversity, Green seems to be keeping his composure and it appears he has an NBA legend in his corner helping him cope as well.
According to Bleacher Report, after the Warriors' brutal Game 4 defeat put them in a 3-1 series hole, Kobe Bryant texted Green "If making history was easy, why bother?"
Green said regarding the text, "That's 100 percent right. It ain't easy. It's a struggle, and I gotta make sure it builds character. And so, I'm looking forward to the challenge, I've never backed down from a challenge, and this team has never backed down from a challenge, and we won't start now."
The Warriors face the Thunder in a do-or-die Game 5 tonight at Oracle Arena and will surely need Green to step up if they're going to force a Game 6 in Oklahoma City on Saturday night.
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