Draymond Green takes positive step in return from injury
Source: Twitter @anthonyVslater
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Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCSDraymond Green doesn’t know when he’ll be cleared to play, but he has expectations: ‘I plan on coming back and dominating.’ nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 11:09 PM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews“My progress has been tremendous. Where I am today, if you knew where I was eight weeks ago, seven weeks ago, it’s night and day.”
The latest on Draymond Green and his back injury: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 6:46 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslaterDraymond Green talked to reporters after getting in a non-contact practice today. Return timeline is still vague. Said he is “getting my explosiveness back, getting my wind back.” Contact scrimmaging would be next.
Here is a soundbite from Draymond pic.twitter.com/Yus5IkBxXE – 5:53 PM
Mark Haynes @markhaynesnbaSteve Kerr on Draymond Green at practice today:
“A lot of drill work and it’s great just to have his energy back in the gym. He looked great physically. He’s excited to be back. So that’s a very positive step for him, and we’ll go from here.” – 4:43 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslaterDraymond Green went through the Warriors non-contact practice today. Kerr: “Some shooting. Some 5-on-0. Some drill work…Looked great physically. That’s a very positive step.” – 4:21 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22Draymond Green getting some reps in at today’s Warriors practice. pic.twitter.com/p7M3CTYvAc – 4:18 PM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCSDraymond Green putting in work Warriors practice today at Chase Center pic.twitter.com/pAJ15VAB3K – 4:16 PM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrewsDraymond Green getting some shots up after practice today. Still no timetable for his return. pic.twitter.com/mynQujvr9w – 4:11 PM
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Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahonEven Draymond Green must have been impressed by Rudy Gobert’s iso defense on Luka Doncic down the stretch. The 3-time DPOY was up for the challenge against one of the league’s most lethal offensive weapons. – 11:16 PM
Eric Walden @tribjazzRudy Gobert, when asked a follow-up about the ongoing Draymond commentary, and, more generally, the perception of him among his peers in the league. pic.twitter.com/hlCR34JNDF – 7:44 PM
Eric Walden @tribjazzUtah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, when asked about Draymond Green’s comments about him during the TBS broadcast of the All-Star Game. pic.twitter.com/r5205qlv1I – 7:14 PM
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Green, who has been rehabbing a lower back injury since Jan. 9, did shooting drills, 5-on-0 conditioning and “a lot” of other drill work Saturday. “My progress has been tremendous,” Green said. “I think, where I am today, if you knew where I was eight weeks ago or seven weeks ago, it’s night and day.” -via ESPN / February 26, 2022 For the first half of Green’s hiatus, he was unable to do any basketball activities. He spent most of that time — once his back was in a place that allowed for physical activity — in the weight room. “I’m stronger than I’ve ever been in my life,” Green said. “… I spent six weeks just sitting in the weight room, working in there for four, five hours a day.” -via ESPN / February 26, 2022 He said Saturday that the timetable for his return remains fluid. He estimated on Feb. 3 that he would return in three to four weeks but said at the All-Star Game on Sunday that it would be another three to four weeks from that point. “I’m trying to stick to as fast as I can possibly get back,” Green said. “From where I am, you feel like it’s three weeks or so, but it could be five weeks or so. … It’s no set thing. “In a week and a half, it could be like my conditioning is at a level, my strength is at a level, my explosiveness is at a level where you can go back out there.” -via ESPN / February 26, 2022