Steph Curry: 'Draymond Green was in Jusuf Nurkic's head' / News - Basketnews.com

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry defended his teammate Draymond Green on his recent conflict with Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic.

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Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic were involved in yet another conflict in the recent Golden State Warriors-Phoenix Suns game.

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In reference to the trash-talking between the two, Steph Curry stood behind his teammate, Draymond Green.

"That's easy," Curry began in response to what he had to say about the episode. "You can tell when someone's in your head when you go out of your way and celebrate and do that 'too small' thing... Draymond was in his head. Plan and simple," the three-pointer specialist said.

Steph Curry also praised his teammate for keeping his composure and for doing what is necessary to be "playing at the high level."

The Golden State had won the thriller against the Suns with a score of 113-112 with a Steph Curry game-winner.

In the game, Green had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists, while Jusuf Nurkic had 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.

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