DENVER – The long conversation surely reflected Draymond Green expressing gratitude and reminiscing on pleasant memories. After all, the Warriors forward considered Michigan State coach Tom Izzo “one of my best friends” that has served as a “father figure, coach, friend and brother.”
The conversation did not just involve nostalgia and platitudes, though. Both men do not bite their tongues. So with Izzo in town for the Warriors’ 128-107 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Green’s former coach offered brutal honesty to a man who also often speaks his mind.
“What are you doing? You cry about every call,” Izzo said.