Why Draymond hid concussion from Warriors during historic season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Draymond Green wasn’t going to let a concussion get in the way of helping the Warriors chase history during the 2015-2016 season.
Golden State finished the regular season with a 73-9 record, surpassing the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls for the greatest regular season in NBA history.
The Warriors forward joined Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George for the final episode of “P Podcast with Paul George” Podcastwhere he discussed Golden State’s record-breaking season and why he decided to play through a possible concussion without telling anyone within the organization.
“I remember getting hit in the head by Joe Inglis like going for a loose ball and getting frustrated,” said Green. “It might be like five games left in the season, I’m concussed as hell. I can’t tell anyone, because if I sit in any of those games, we might not get the record. We have to get that record. So I just played out.” During it. The amount of people always talking about ‘load management’ and all that stuff – the amount of stuff I played over that year that we all played just to get by was insane. Like I know for sure I had a concussion, I was dizzy, and a head Light for days, and I love driving to the facility like I get a little dizzy. For a week.”
Having gone through this experience once, if Green was presented with the same decision again, he would prioritize his health and choose differently.
“I knew for sure that I had a concussion, but I refused,” Green explained. “I’m like ‘No, we’re going to have these 73 games and we’ve done it,’ but at what price?” Looking back this was a great success. If you tell me today (we can) win 73 games next year and actually close the deal and win the championship, maybe not, I’m great. “
“Because the price to pay for actually getting over that, I’m not sure it’s worth it in the end.”
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Green and the Warriors are four-time champions and have an abundance of awards and records to their name. However, their personal health is far more important than any achievement on the court.