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Golden State Warriors <\/a>forward Draymond Green was initially upset about the comments former teammate Kevin Durant made about him after he was suspended for slapping Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic las month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Green\u2019s anger subsided when he said on his podcast Monday that he saw the comments \u201cthrough the right mindset, through the right lens\u201d and decided not to take offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On his part, Durant said he meant no\u201cill will\u201d toward Green, his ex-teammate on the Warriors.
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\u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s back. I\u2019m glad he can move past that.
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Draymond is an incredible teammate,\u201d Durant said after the Suns lost to the LA Clippers. \u201cHe got his times where he lose his temper but everybody has those times.
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I\u2019m sure they\u2019re all happy to have him back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durant added: \u201cI know some people look at me as this malicious snake, passive aggressive. I know how people feel about me sometimes. When I say (expletive) I don\u2019t mean no harm about nobody. I don\u2019t mean to disrespect him or his family if he felt that way.
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I\u2019m just glad he\u2019s back on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green returned last Saturday after serving a 12-game suspension by the NBA for smacking Nurkic. The incident was just over a month after he was also suspended for putting the Minnesota Timberwolves Rudy Gobert into a headlock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draymond Green on his podcast said he realized being angry with Durant and others who suggested that he get help was unproductive.
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was initially upset about the comments former teammate Kevin Durant made about him after he was suspended for slapping Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic las month. But Green\u2019s anger subsided when he said on his podcast Monday that he saw the comments \u201cthrough the right mindset, through the right lens\u201d and decided not to take offense. On his part, Durant said he meant no\u201cill will\u201d toward Green, his ex-teammate on the Warriors. \u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s back. I\u2019m glad he can move past that. Draymond is an incredible teammate,\u201d Durant said after the Suns lost to the LA Clippers. \u201cHe got his times where he lose his temper but everybody has those times. I\u2019m sure they\u2019re all happy to have him back.\u201d Durant added: \u201cI know some people look at me as this malicious snake, passive aggressive. I know how people feel about me sometimes. When I say (expletive) I don\u2019t mean no harm about nobody. I don\u2019t mean to disrespect him or his family if he felt that way. I\u2019m just glad he\u2019s back on the court.\u201d Green returned last Saturday after serving a 12-game suspension by the NBA for smacking Nurkic. The incident was just over a month after he was also suspended for putting the Minnesota Timberwolves Rudy Gobert into a headlock. 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