Klay Thompson tells Draymond Green that his ejections hurt the team's chances. Draymond is one of basketball's greatest winners and an emotional leader the Warriors need on the court to compete.
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When I get ejected or something of that nature, or suspended, what are your thoughts? Please be brutally honest with me. It's gonna crush me, but I need to hear it.
You're one of the greatest winners in the history of basketball at every level. Playoffs, regular season, one of the greatest winning percentages in NBA history. When you're not out there, it's like a piece of us is gone. Me and Steph are really nice guys. We could never be ourselves and have the freedom we do on the court without you. It does hurt, but at the end of the day, we've been through so many battles, reached the mountaintop, been down the mountain, had to climb back up, got there again, and now we have another real shot at this. Does hurt. It could be disappointing in the moment, but it will never take away from what's ahead of us and what we've done. We just need you. And then that, that, like, disappointment and that feeling of just, like, shaking your head, that just comes from, like, dang, man, we can't do this without you.