BEFORE STEPHEN CURRY went out for his pregame ritual workout in Utah on Feb. 5, he emerged from the visitors locker room at the Delta Center to hug Andrew Wiggins as he was coming off the floor. Wiggins had just learned that he was being traded to the Miami Heat in a five-team blockbuster deal that would send Jimmy Butler III to Golden State.

Warriors star Draymond Green refused to go "crying" to the NBA because of the Rockets decision to target Stephen Curry's thumb injury

Golden State is led by a big three of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler, all of whom are on the latter half of their NBA careers. Just before Game 4 of the series, where the Warriors will face the Rockets on Monday at 10 p.m. ET, Curry received a prestigious NBA honor.