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How Draymond Green sacrificed to build the Warriors' dynasty

In the closing seconds of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, a giddy Draymond Green and Kevin Durant stood near the Golden State Warriors' bench, high-fiving each other uncontrollably. The All-Star forwards have a personal ritual of double-tapping on high-fives after one of them makes a good play, thus the continuous slapping in this moment -- which concluded in a massive hug -- to celebrate their sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

When the final buzzer sounded, Green, an NBA champion for a third time, burst toward midcourt to confiscate the game ball from rookie Jordan Bell and then gave it to team security official Noordin Said.