Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is preparing to help Team USA win its third consecutive Olympic gold medal in men's basketball at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, and he is determined to remain focused on that rather than his impending legal issues.
When asked about the situation Monday, the 2015-16 NBA All-Star selection pushed basketball to the forefront, per ESPN.com's Ethan Sherwood Strauss:
Green also made it clear that winning gold is his No. 1 priority, and that he won't allow the off-court incident to overshadow what he and Team USA are trying to accomplish: "Everybody's concerned. But at the end of the day, as a public figure, as a guy that's representing this country, it's bigger than me. It's bigger than anybody on this team. That's just the stuff we have to remember."
The 26-year-old Green is coming off a season that saw him average career highs with 14 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. He and the Dubs came within one win of taking their second consecutive NBA title.
He will join a pair of Warriors teammates in Rio, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant, and they figure to be among the key cogs in the United States' attack.
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