Draymond Green limps off court with ankle injury, returns (Video)

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green limped to the locker room with an ankle injury, but merely tweaked i

The Golden State Warriors at 100 percent health are the definition of a super team. Following two-straight trips to the NBA Finals (with one victory), they added Kevin Durant this past offseason in free agency. Unfortunately, they’ve been without the perennial MVP candidate for much of the season due to injury. With the playoffs nearing on Tuesday night, they suffered a definite scare, courtesy of Draymond Green.

Facing the Houston Rockets on the road, Green was playing typically, getting involved in all of the action and doing the dirty work. Early in the third quarter, though, the polarizing and outspoken forward made every Warriors fan and staffer hold their breath.

Green was involved in what Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News described as a “mini-collision.” Immediately he after, he then went to the ground in obvious pain—which he vocalized. After being looked at, He was then walked to the locker room by the training staff with an obvious limp. And again, Warriors fans were probably still holding their breath at this point:

Breathe again, though, Warriors fans. Not very long after the fact, Green walked back out of the locker room. The team said that he “tweaked” his ankle, but would be available to come back into the game for Golden State:

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Draymond Green isn’t the caliber of player that Durant is. However, an injury to the former might actually be more detrimental to the Warriors. He affords them the ability to be as versatile as they are with their lineups and is also simply a do-it-all performer on the floor. Thankfully, they don’t have to see what life without him is like. And for the sake of good playoff basketball on the horizon, let’s hope it stays that way.