Warriors Dealt Concerning Draymond Green News on Sunday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Apr 13, 2025 4:51 PM ET

The Golden State Warriors are heading into the NBA playoffs with a championship in mind, led by Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler.

Golden State entered their final game of the regular season on Sunday, facing off against the Los Angeles Clippers, with multiple playoff seeding implications on the line.

The Warriors sit at No. 6 in the Western Conference standings with a 48-33 record.

Curry mentioned before the game that the matchup against the Clippers may have a Game 7 feel. During the ever-so-important matchup, the Warriors were dealt a major blow on Green.

In the midst of a close matchup against the Clippers, Green went back to the locker room with "what seems to be a neck issue," according to Warriors reporter Anthony Slater.

Draymond Green to the locker room with what seems to be a neck issue.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 13, 2025

Slater later mentioned that Green returned to the court, but spent a lengthy time in the locker room, working on the concerning neck issue.

While the Warriors breathed a sigh of relief with the return of Green to the lineup, it'll surely be something to monitor, given the high stakes of the NBA playoffs just around the corner.

A couple of other teams hovering around the Warriors' seeding at No. 6 in the West include the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Clippers.

Sunday marks the final regular season window for teams around the league, but the Western Conference standings are far from a finished product.

Here's a look at the Western Conference standings, playoff edition, in the final day of the regular season:

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (67-14)

2. Houston Rockets (52-29)

3. Los Angeles Lakers (50-31)

4. Denver Nuggets (49-32)

5. Los Angeles Clippers (49-32)

6. Golden State Warriors (48-33)

7. Minnesota Timberwolves (48-33)

8. Memphis Grizzlies (47-34)

9. Sacramento Kings (39-42)