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Nick Schwartz

Draymond Green on why the Grizzlies aren’t a real rival for the Warriors

While Dillon Brooks did his best to extend his feud with Draymond Green after the Grizzlies eased to a 131-110 win on Thursday night, the four-time champion doesn’t believe the Warriors-Grizzlies matchup represents a real rivalry.

According to Green, the Grizzlies can only become the Warriors’ rival once the team wins something

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“One team has to win, and then the other team has to win. That’s what creates a rivalry,” Green said. “Not because one team gets up for you and talk like they can beat you and then not. That doesn’t create a rivalry. Rivalries are created by ‘you win, I win.’ And clearly, we’ve won four times, and I think their organization has zero championships. So I can’t consider that a rivalry.”

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