He probably didn’t think anything of it at the time, but plenty of other people picked up on what Danny Green may have been doing subconsciously during an interview with ESPN’s Zach Lowe on the latest edition of the Lowe Post, which was published on Wednesday.
Green has spoken glowingly about LeBron James’ leadership all season long, even here with this fine publication. But it was the things that he was saying about LeBron, that he didn’t necessarily always say about his former teammate Kawhi Leonard that got people talking. Green said that a big part of LeBron’s leadership is “coming to work every day” and even in the games that he’s not playing, still being a presence around the team and motivating them.
That particular clip can be heard below.
As I said at the top, it’s unlikely there was any intent on Green to cast Leonard in a different light separate from LeBron. Still, the differences are clear enough for everyone to see how Leonard leads a unit and how LeBron leads one. Green just laid them out for us again.
Leonard has sat out 11 games so far this season as he continues to nurse a knee injury. The Clippers have been mostly fine and are currently 31-14, good for No. 3 in the Western Conference. The regular season has not been a priority for him the same way it has been for LeBron and the Lakers this season. Given the fact he did the same thing last year and won the championship, it’s hard to blame him until the results aren’t there.
And although Green makes a fantastic case for why LeBron should be the MVP, reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo work-ethic and availability can’t be questioned much either.
