Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

Draymond Green thinks Klay Thompson leaving is the right thing, but "sucks" #nba #warriors

3 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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In this candid monologue, Warriors forward Draymond Green reflects on Klay Thompson's exit from the team. He describes the annual emotional toll of losing close teammates after spending roughly nine and a half months together each season. Green explains that the departure hits him deeply because it disrupts a sense of home and daily camaraderie. He acknowledges Thompson’s love for basketball and his struggles from the previous year, revealing a conflicted wish: he wants Klay to leave if it means the player can thrive, yet he also mourns the loss. Ultimately, Green concedes that the move may be the best for Thompson, but admits it "sucks" for him personally.

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This sucks for me. This time of year always sucks because you build relationships with people and then like outta nowhere they're just gone. Outta nowhere being gone for us is crazy because you spend most of your time with these people. Like you spend pretty much the better part of 9 and a half months seeing these people daily. And so then this one hits like a much, like much deeper, right? Like, way more close to home because in a sense it disrupts home. For me to watch him go through what he went through last year, like I know how much he loved the game of basketball and I didn't see that last year. Like a part of me wanted Klay to leave and not wanting him to leave in the sense of like want him to leave, but want him to leave because you only want to see him be the guy that you know he is. Yeah. So it's probably better this way, but it sucks.