{"id":906728,"date":"2019-06-04T13:19:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=906728"},"modified":"2019-06-05T00:15:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T05:15:50","slug":"draymond-green-reveals-how-why-he-lost-25-lbs-for-nba-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/draymond-green-reveals-how-why-he-lost-25-lbs-for-nba-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Draymond Green reveals how, why he lost 25 lbs for NBA Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Warriors big man Draymond Green has looked like a spring chicken on the court during the playoffs, and is moving much better than he did during the regular season. And it couldn&#8217;t come at a better time, as Pascal Siakam&#8217;s athleticism has made him very difficult for other players go guard. However, Green was very much up to the task in Game 2, Siakam to only 12 points on 5-of-18 shooting.<\/p>\n<p>And now we know exactly how he&#8217;s been able to slim down.<\/p>\n<p>Green sat down with ESPN&#8217;s Ramona Shelburne for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/26891462\/how-draymond-green-found-zen\">exclusive interview<\/a>, and shared a story about how Warriors general manager Bob Myers told him he needed to lose some weight back in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBob said, \u2018If we\u2019re going to win a championship, you have to get in shape,&#8217;\u201d Green says. \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh, I know. I\u2019m fat as hell right now. Give me two weeks. It will probably take 10 days, but give me two weeks for sure and I\u2019ll be good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018My birthday is March 4, so I want to enjoy my birthday, but right after, on March 10, my diet starts.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving that control, it carries over to other areas in your life. We all love to eat. We all enjoy the things that we enjoy. If I can conquer that and not do that, why can\u2019t I conquer my emotions, too? Well, maybe I can f\u2014ing conquer my emotions! Maybe I can conquer anything else! And so I think honestly that has really helped put me in a different state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green also stated that he lost the weight by cutting out junk food, wine and fast food. Good for him. 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