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How Chris Paul & Draymond Green worked out their differences to become Warriors teammates #nba

28 Jan 2024 · 0 min

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In this brief conversational clip, Draymond Green and Chris Paul reflect on how they moved past past tensions to become teammates on the Golden State Warriors. Green recalls a spontaneous wine dinner with Virgil, while Paul describes a lengthy lunch at the Bel Air Hotel with his wife Jada, emphasizing the role of maturity, open dialogue, and mutual respect. Both highlight that beyond basketball skills, their ability to listen and support each other positively influences the locker room atmosphere, underscoring the belief that everything happens for a reason.

You look at like going through these seasons of life and what you can handle. For me to be sitting there randomly having a conversation with Virgil at a wine dinner, and the next day you my teammate?
And even think about that lunch that we had, you know, my wife Jada, and it's funny, man. Like I remember, 'cause we went to the Bel Air Hotel, she was almost giving me a pep talk before I left the house. She was like, "All right now, be cool." And we went to lunch there and we ended up being there for hours. That's where just maturity, adults being able to sit and talk and to actually listen to each other and know that you both in a place where you like, dang, even though we ain't got along for a long time, like at this point in my career, I need him. You know what I mean? Not just basketball-wise, it's been really cool. Like the locker room, you know? And like we talk about year 12, 13, nah, this ain't it. But everything happens for a reason.
100%, man.