Draymond Green
This magical Draymond Green steal is being tragically confused for a block
Draymond Green

This magical Draymond Green steal is being tragically confused for a block

Published Mar. 2, 2016 12:45 p.m. ET

The Golden State Warriors don't need Stephen Curry to win games -- not when they have someone as ridiculously talented as Draymond Green.

Green's full repertoire was on display in the Warriors' wild win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, with his absurd shot late in overtime getting the majority of the attention. It was, of course, an excellent shot. But it wasn't even the most impressive thing Green did on the night.

Before the game went to overtime, the Warriors forward came up with one of the greatest steals we've ever seen. Or maybe it was a block; that's how it went down in the play-by-play, anyway. To be honest, it doesn't really matter, because this play defies classification:

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Okay, it's technically a block, since Hardaway, Jr. had gone up for his shooting motion. But in practice, that's a strip, and a strip is a steal -- an absolutely epic steal, in this case. Let's check it out one more time:

Yep, that's the good stuff.

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