The Golden State Warriors cruised to a 3-1 lead in their second-round series with the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday afternoon. Draymond Green had a solid, typical Draymond outing, scoring eight points and adding nine assists and nine rebounds in the 118-92 beatdown.
During the game, one Pelicans fan took things too far in expressing his anger on Twitter.
this is a bad tweet @polksalad. pic.twitter.com/Sz4Be0NN1S
— trey (@treyzingis) May 6, 2018
The comedian later apologized to Green, but it appears he has since deleted his account.
go back and delete your account again. pic.twitter.com/vFTFV8lJK8
— trey (@treyzingis) May 6, 2018
After the game, Green was asked how he would respond to the tweet. His answer was thoughtful.
“If he feels the need to do something like that about basketball then I feel bad for him,” Green said. “Making death threats, talking about life. I just pray he gets the help that he needs.”
Draymond Green on Twitter user writing that he hoped Warriors forward would get shot after Game 4 win over Pelicans: "I feel bad for him. It's sad that someone would take this that serious… Making death threats, talking about life. I just pray he gets the help that he needs." pic.twitter.com/ON67p1qAEz
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 6, 2018
How GSW Won
The Warriors got a monster performance from Kevin Durant, who racked up 38 points on 15-for-27 shooting and added nine rebounds, five assists, one steal, and one block in 36 minutes of action. The Warriors jumped to a 37-22 lead in the first quarter, and though the Pelicans threatened to close the gap several times, Golden State was in control of the ball game from wire to wire.
MVP candidate Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
New Orleans’ season will be on the line when the teams square off for Game 5 Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. EST at Oracle Arena.
