Warriors' Draymond Green Says He's Sitting Out Tuesday's Game Against Clippers Because of "Blake-itis"

Draymond Green tells Bay Area News beat writer Diamond Leung that he will sit out Tuesday's game against the Clippers with "Blake-itis."

Mar 31, 2015

Image via USA TODAY Sports/Kyle Terada

Image via USA TODAY Sports/Kyle Terada

What's a Los Angeles Clippers versus Golden State Warriors game without a little bit of tension? Even though the Warriors are breathing easy these days after already clinching first place in the Western Conference, Draymond Green decided to add a little fuel to the fire that is the Clippers/Warriors long-standing rivalry while speaking with Bay Area News beat writer Diamond Leung. 

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Draymond Green jokes about Tuesday's game against Clippers: "I'm sitting out. I've got Blake-itis."

— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) March 30, 2015

This dig at Blake Griffin by Draymond shouldn't come as a surprise. These two haven't always seen eye-to-eye, tongue-to-eye, whatever. 

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Here's Green summing up the Warriors' ongoing feud with the Clippers.

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Draymond Green on the Clippers: "We want to take their head off. They want to take our head off…So just roll with the punches."

— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) March 31, 2015

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Draymond Green on the Clippers: “It’s no secret they don’t like us, and we don’t like them. And that’s not going to change."

— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) March 31, 2015

Green may actually not play tomorrow, but it has nothing to do with "Blake-itis."

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Draymond Green listed as qustionable due to sore shins. Blake-itis not mentioned on injury report.

— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) March 30, 2015

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