Steph Curry was visibly frustrated when Draymond Green was ejected less than four minutes into the Warriors’ game against the Magic on Wednesday, and he has since shared his thoughts on the incident.
“All I’ll say is we need him,” Curry told reporters postgame. “He knows that, we all know that. So whatever it takes to keep him on the floor, him be available. That’s what gotta happen, especially at this point of the year. Tough way to start the game…”
When asked about his apparent frustration after Green was kicked out of the game, Curry stressed the importance of avoiding “self-inflicted wounds” at such a critical point in the season.
“We know how important the season is, or this part of the season, and our ability to get into a rhythm and secure a play-in opportunity and give ourselves a shot,” Curry said. “You don’t want to have self-inflicted wounds when it comes to that.”
Golden State is under immense pressure to win games, with the surging Houston Rockets now a very real threat to take their play-in spot. The Rockets have won ten consecutive games despite being without Alperen Şengün, and sit just one game behind the 10th-placed Warriors.
