The man who has always played taller than he is is being forced to fight like he’s taller than he is, again. This was not the plan, for Draymond Green. He is 36, now, and the Warriors have wanted and tried to pair him with a true 7-foot-center to ease the burden.
But Kristaps Porzingis is unavailable. And reserve Charles Bassey has knee tendinitis. And Al Horford is 40. Green and two-way rookie Graham Ike are who remain at the 5.
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“Yeah,” Green nodded Wednesday night, asked if he was aware of his increased burden in Porzingis’s indefinite absence. He grinned, knowing.
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