Draymond Green says his left calf has been tight entering the season, similar to a 2022 injury that sidelined him for three months. He missed the warning signs back then but recognizes them now and trusts the Warriors' medical staff to handle it early.
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My thing coming into this season, like, if I'm healthy, I'm on the court. Yeah. Over the last few games, I've been a bit beat up, but still feeling healthy enough to get out there on the floor and try to help my team. I started to get this calf tightness in my left calf. In 2022, leading up to me missing those 3 months, there was games of like, yo, my left glute's really tight. You know, it'll loosen up a little bit and then come right back. I'm just like, oh, that's a symptom because I've been playing games. And I didn't know what I was up against. So this time, some of the symptoms that I felt, I'm able to better navigate and knowing like, "All right, you felt this, you may need to slow down." Yes, it's okay. I'll be 100% honest, I'm a little afraid. But in saying that, I have confidence in our staff. I have confidence that I'm getting ahead of it right now because the smart thing to do is to catch it right now while I'm already getting these symptoms. And so that's kind of where I'm at with it.