Draymond Green does not think the Houston Rockets are a dirty team. He does, however, believe they are a very physical one.Speaking on “The Draymond Green Show” as he discussed Steph Curry’s injury and playing without him, Green addressed the label that followed the Warriors’ 115-108 loss in Houston on Nov. 11. Curry grimaced and reached for his right side after tangling with Rockets center Alperen Sengun on a screen early in the first quarter, leaving the game minutes later.
An MRI confirmed an oblique abdominal tear, and Curry will be re-evaluated in two weeks, with ESPN’s Shams Charania reporting the team expects him to miss closer to a month. Some fans blamed Sengun, yet Green explains the team is just outright physical, not dirty.
“I know a lot of people are saying, ‘Oh man, the Houston Rockets are a dirty team.’ I don’t get off into that dirty thing,” Green said. “Every now and then you see some people that just do things that are downright dirty, and it happens, and when it does, I’ll speak on it.”
The matchup has been physical before. Curry left a Warriors...