OAKLAND –- One of the many subplots during Warriors-Clippers games involves the interplay between Draymond Green and Blake Griffin.
Green is the often rejected junkyard dog, a pit bull with the heart of a lion.
Griffin is the overall No. 1 pick in his draft class, a marvelous athlete whose heart has, quite frankly, been questioned.
So it’s a battle between men with contrasting images and reputations.
But it is, indeed, a battle, perhaps now more than ever. The Griffin that Green will see when the teams meet Thursday in Los Angeles is playing at MVP level.