Draymond Green Wants To Pay For Blazers Reporter's NBA Finals Trip

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The reporter turned out to be a good luck charm for the Warriors.

After sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors are off to their fifth-straight NBA Finals appearance. They have won three of the previous four championships and are looking to win a third-straight title. It's clear that the Warriors will be the favorites heading into the Finals even if they have to start the series on the road in either Milwaukee or Toronto. The Warriors success is coming in light of the fact that Kevin Durant is out with a right calf injury. Before each game, Durant is a part of their pre-game ritual where he stands in the middle of the huddle.

Without Durant in the lineup, the Warriors have had to improvise and on Monday, the team used Blazers reporter from the Oregonian, Geoffrey C. Arnold. The reporter seemed to be surprised by Steph Curry's insistence that he join them, although as it turned out, he was a good luck charm.

After the game, Arnold attempted to ask Draymond Green about the game and that's when Green pointed out just how much Arnold helped them win. In fact, Green even offered to fly Arnold out for the Finals.

“Hey Raymond, I gotta buy his flight to the Finals,” Green said according to Sports Illustrated. “I ain’t paying for your hotel room though.”

Arnold seemed to be fine with the terms so if Durant isn't back in time for the Finals, we know who will be in that huddle come May 30th.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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