Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, left, watches a shot go in as Los Angeles Clippers center Brook Lopez defends during the second half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif.

At 36 years old, Warriors stalwart Draymond Green put on the defensive performance of a lifetime against Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers on Wednesday, and he did it while battling an undisclosed illness.

Ahead of Golden State’s 126-121 victory, longtime NBA reporter Rachel Nichols posted a video on X of Green warming up with the caption, “Draymond with a hacking cough in the Warriors locker room pregame. Looked like he was trying to sweat it out during warm ups.” It was seemingly the only report about his........

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