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Warriors’ Draymond Green shares eye-popping confession with NFL running back

Warriors’ Draymond Green shares eye-popping confession with NFL running back

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Let’s be real for a second—you think you know Draymond Green. You see the fiery intensity, the defensive genius, the way he barks at refs and gets under opponents' skin like he’s starring in some basketball version of a psychological thriller.But the man just dropped a confession so wild, so utterly against the grain of his on-court persona, that even his co-host Jordan Schultz and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White were probably blinking in disbelief on his podcast, 'Why is Draymond Green Talking About Football?'. Picture this: Green, the four-time NBA champ and 2017 Defensive Player of the Year, casually admitting that back in his younger days, he’d hit the town, drink until 6 a.m. , and then stroll into the arena later that same day to drop a triple-double.Not just once, mind you—he said he had 'several nights like that,' a revelation that flips the script on everything we assume about professional athlete preparation. It’s the kind of behind-the-scenes drama that NBA fans live for, the sort of juicy tidbit that makes you rethink the whole 'load management' era.How does someone party till dawn and then lock in enough to stuff the stat sheet against the league’s best? Green didn’t just rely on raw talent; he hinted at a mental switch, noting that during the playoffs, he’d dial it back because 'you can't give someone an edge. ' That’s the Draymond we know—the calculated strategist who, for all his antics, has a laser focus when it counts.And honestly, it worked: the Warriors racked up four titles from 2015 to 2022, with Green’s night-before antics seemingly never derailing the dynasty. Fast-forward to now, and the 35-year-old is coming off a season where he finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting and nabbed his fifth All-Defensive First Team nod, putting up 9.0 points, 6. 1 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1. 5 steals, and 1.0 blocks in 68 games. That’s longevity, folks—the kind that makes you wonder if a little rebellion early on actually fueled his resilience. As he gears up for his 14th campaign in 2025-26, teaming with legends like Stephen Curry and the newly added Jimmy Butler, Green’s eyes are on that fifth ring, and this time, you can bet he’s saving the late nights for celebrating with the Larry O’Brien trophy.