Draymond Green’s defense — even diminished — still outweighs offensive struggles for Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO – A sprained left ankle. Sore ribs. A gimpy left wrist.

Draymond Green was a whole team’s injury report unto himself after spending the previous 48 minutes jostling with 7-foot bruiser Ivica Zubac in Monday’s loss to the Clippers. 

There was no dramatic incident, no hard foul that caused those afflictions. Those occurred through the course of play: Green diving into the bench for a loose ball, and then defending Kawhi Leonard on a drive and falling down. 

The...