Draymond Green ties Alonzo Mourning in playoff blocks

“So I think Pat has done as good of a job as anybody can to be in that position for so long and go through so many generations. Yeah, we all know he’s old. But he’s still sharp as a tool, at the same time. He’s one of the sharpest men that you will sit down and talk to. So he’s very, very good at his job. But also, too, like all of us, he has ways that he wants to see things run and see things done and he’s going to do it that way. But also, too, he’s going to make some adjustments. I think they made a lot of adjustments when Jimmy came, which [LeBron James] didn’t experience and I didn’t experience. The same thing with Tim [Hardaway] and [Alonzo Mourning], we experienced something that they didn’t experience. “What I like to say is you have to stand on something. And the culture is what the Heat stands on. It doesn’t matter whether you feel like the word culture has been overused or not. But every organization doesn’t have it. -via Miami Herald / April 16, 2025

Anthony Chiang: Micky Arison reacts to HOF honor in press release issued by the Heat: “I am deeply honored to be joining Heat greats Alonzo Mourning, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Shaquille O’Neal, Ray Allen, Tim Hardaway, Gary Payton and of course my dear friend Pat Riley in the Basketball Hall of Fame. When my father Ted Arison brought the Heat to Miami almost 40 years ago, he did not do so for accolades. He did it because he thought it was best for Miami. Madeleine, Nick, Kelly and I have been the proud stewards of that vision and are so proud of what the Heat mean both in our community and to fans around the world. For some, this is an individual honor. But for me, this speaks to what our entire Heat family – players, coaches, staff and fans – have built together. “I look forward to enshrinement weekend in September, as well as future enshrinement weekends where more members of our Heat family will enter the Basketball Hall of Fame.” -via x.com / April 5, 2025

Alonzo Mourning on Charlotte: I wish we could have kept the band together, man. Unfortunately, no. Business got in the way. It did. Business got in the way. And, uh, you know—I’m going to say this publicly—I don’t think that we had the proper management to keep it together. Because I was willing to stay there. But God had another plan. I’m just going to say—put that out there real quick—I’m happy. Look, look, coming to Miami is the best thing that ever happened to me, bro. Truly. For me and my family—for my life in general—it’s the best thing that ever happened to me. -via YouTube / April 2, 2025

“There were several moments where they cut the lead,” Warriors forward Draymond Green said. “[But each time we] did a great job of getting Jimmy the ball. It always just settles the offense down. Even that last one, he hit over Sengun. That’s what we want. And I think we got to do the better job of making sure we’re getting him the ball. “But overall, he’s such a huge calm force for us. Just calms everything down, get us to our spots and get us a good look.” -via ESPN / April 21, 2025

The Warriors got the win despite Houston having a 22-6 advantage on the offensive boards. “I think we can play a lot better,” Green said. “That’s the encouraging part about it. I don’t think we played very well at all.” -via ESPN / April 21, 2025

NBA Communications: The three finalists for the 2024-25 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Dyson Daniels of @ATLHawks Draymond Green of @warriors Evan Mobley of @cavs -via Twitter / April 20, 2025