National Basketball Association

Here's why Draymond Green posed for a photo after a 30-point blowout

Published Jun. 9, 2016 12:30 a.m. ET

Andrew Lynch

If you stayed tuned in to the broadcast of Wednesday night's Game 3 past the final buzzer, you might have noticed a kind of weird moment involving Draymond Green.

The Golden State Warriors had just lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by 30 points in a pretty embarrassing blowout, yet Green was spotted posing with what appeared to be a fan in the stands after the game.

That's odd, right? With what we know about Green, you'd expect him to be pretty angry. But there's apparently a decent reason for Green's smile.

A Twitter user who appears to be the young woman in question said that she used to work in the Michigan State University basketball office during Green's time as a Spartan, and they hadn't seen each other since he'd made the jump to the NBA.

@BleacherReport not fan love. I worked in MSU baseball office when he was a freshman. Spartan family showing respect to each other thats all
— Ari Nicole (@arinicolelife) June 9, 2016

@alexiskmorgan @BleacherReport thank you! I actually worked for Msu basketball when he was in college. Hadn't seen each other since then
— Ari Nicole (@arinicolelife) June 9, 2016

Spartans for life @Money23Green pic.twitter.com/fHrTcXJul3
— Ari Nicole (@arinicolelife) June 9, 2016

Yeah, it sucks for Green and the Warriors that they got beat so badly in Game 3. They're still up 2-1 in the series, and they have homecourt advantage. So we're not going to get upset with Green appreciating a quick reunion with an old friend.