Forward for the Golden State Warriors dramond green He wanted to attend the game in which LeBron James broke the NBA’s all-time scoring record, but head coach Steve Kerr didn’t think it was a good idea.

james broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record on February 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in front of the home crowd in Los Angeles, and Green was not present.

Draymond Green, #23 of the Golden State Warriors, moves the ball during Game 2 of Round 1 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on April 17, 2023 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Golden State was fighting for its life in the playoffs and faced a matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers on February 8.

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Kerr thought he would send the wrong message for Green to fly to Los Angeles the day before. The Golden State Gameso Green missed attendance for the story.

«Yeah, I was definitely going to go,» Green told Andscape. «It was a TNT game. I was doing the broadcast and Steve said, ‘I don’t think it’s good for our team. While we’re flying on tour, you guys are flying to LA, guys, see.’ That guys you see on TV announcing the game. This is a big game for us against Portland.» I said, ‘Okay, respect. No problem. I’ll be there with my team.’

Draymond Green and LeBron James face off

LeBron James, number 6 of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Draymond Green, number 23 of the Golden State Warriors, speak during the game on October 8, 2021 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. (Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images)

«I flew out to Portland, we’ve got to get a win and we’re here. So it was definitely something I wanted to be around for. It was a great moment in life and friendship. But there will be other big ones.» moments and we will create great memories».

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Green and James have developed a friendship off the court after years of fighting each other on the court.

«We’ve played this game for so long and we have a great relationship that is off the court that people don’t want to understand,» James said. «And that’s fine, who cares. That doesn’t stop us from going out there and competing at a high level and wanting each other to not succeed when we go against each other.»

LeBron James and Draymond Green embrace

LeBron James, #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Draymond Green, #23 of the Golden State Warriors, at Crypto.com Arena on February 23, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

the two futures Hall of Fame will renew their rivalry on Tuesday when the Lakers travel to San Francisco for Game 1 of their second-round series.

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It’s the first playoff matchup between the Lakers and Warriors in 32 years, but only the last time a Lebron James-led team will face off against steph curry and the warriors.

«It’s going to be epic,» Green said, according to ESPN. «You’ve got Steph, you’ve got Bron doing it all over again.»