“He bought me 5 suits in China…” Former Warriors player UNMASKS unknown side of Draymond Green’s hospitality toward NBA rookies

Jordan Bell revealed a story about Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green that was bound to surprise fans.

“He bought me 5 suits in China…” Former Warriors player UNMASKS unknown side of Draymond Green’s hospitality toward NBA rookies

Draymond Green seemingly loves a suit. (Image via SI)

Now in the NBA G League, Jordan Bell, formerly of the Golden State Warriors, won the championship with them back in 2018. This was in the second year of his career as he was a rookie back in 2017, being picked 38th overall in the 2017 NBA draft.

Bell had the honor of being part of the Warriors franchise at a time when they were the best team in the league. While a major part of the credit went to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, Draymond Green has also perennially played a big part in the franchise’s success.

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Apart from his defensive resilience and the way he leads from the front, it seems as if Draymond Green’s impact on the youngsters was also equally precious for the Warriors.

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According to Jordan Bell, Green has a habit of taking youngsters under his wing, and ensures to check in with him regularly till date. Bell said the following on the Run Your Race Podcast:

We went to China and I'm sitting in my seat and he's upstairs on like, you know, it's a big plane. So he goes, 'Come up here, rook.' I always loved doing the rookie sh*t so when he called me, I went running and was like 'Yo, you need something? Can I bring you a water or anything'" and he just handed me a laptop, an iPad, a remote control, like to games, you know, he put games and stuff on there. I was like, damn, like, this dude don't know me and he's just taking care of me already. We got to China. We have to wear suits to like the events and I was like, I didn't, I don't have anything. I came from college, we didn't have to do that. He bought me five suits in China.

Hence, not only did Green ensure that Bell was having a good time, but he would also go out of his way to take care of the rookies at the Golden State Warriors. This Green characteristic resulted in the Warriors veteran buying as many as 5 suits during a China trip.

Draymond Green checks on Jordan Bell even today

Green might have had more than his fair share of issues with discipline. He also had an unpopular altercation with Jordan Poole which eventually resulted in the youngster leaving the franchise. Green served three suspensions this season, which is only around halfway done.

Draymond Green and Jordan Bell. (Image via NBC)

Therefore, while the NBA is bound to have issues with some aspects of his behavior, fans have more than enough to be impressed. Bell even revealed that Green had a habit of checking in on him and his son, even today:

Like, Draymond always took care of me and even to this day, he still checks in constantly even now for my son. Like, when I had my son he was like, yo, like, make sure you touch them and pick them up and you know, skin to skin. Before I didn't know what that was, like I had heard about it but I'm thinking that's when you first give birth, but no he's giving me details on like life, basketball.

Bell permanently left the Warriors back in 2019 and had a short stint in 2021 as well. He currently plays for the Indiana Mad Ants in the NBA G League and obviously looks back at his time at the famous franchise with nostalgia.

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