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The Warriors' Game 2 hero gave fans a scare.

But Draymond Green says his knee will be just fine after locking up on him Thursday night.

Green was driving to the basket on Jazz center Rudy Gobert in the fourth quarter and fell to the ground. He got up awkwardly and fell back to the ground, clutching his knee. He lay on the court for a while as medical staff attended to him, but was able to walk off the floor on his own.

"I knew my knee was just locking up a little bit. I had it before, a little tweak," Green said. "It wasn't like a huge sigh of relief, because I kind of knew what it was from the jump. But obviously it's always good to know you're OK."

Green is the heart of the Warriors' defense. And on Thursday, he scored 21 points, hitting four first-quarter 3-pointers as the Warriors built a lead they would never surrender.

"A guy like Draymond does so much for us on both ends of the floor, and he very seldom goes down. So when he did, you think that initially it's got to be serious," Warriors coach Mike Brown said. "But I went over and asked him if he was all right, and right away he said yes. I don't know if he saw me, but I went over and huddled with my coaches pretty quickly after that because I knew he was all right."

The moment gave fans and teammates alike a brief scare.

"Obviously, you're concerned anytime you see somebody go down on their back and trying to figure out what's going on," point guard Stephen Curry said. "You give them their moment to collect themselves, and our training staff did a good job of just trying to make sure they knew what was going on. He was obviously able to come back, and thankfully, and hopefully he'll be ready for Game 3."

Green said it's an issue he's dealt with before and he expects to be able to play.

"I think I'll be fine," he said. "I was able to catch it before it locked all the way up. So I think I'll be fine."

Lost and found

Curry loves to chomp on his mouthpiece, so he understandably felt a little off Thursday night when he accidentally spit it out while trying to talk.

"Our equipment manager picked it up," he said. "But I do feel weird without it."

Curry, however, was still able to knock down a 3-pointer without the mouthpiece in, a fact he was informed of after the game.

"Maybe I should get rid of it," Curry quipped.

Sidelined

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr did not travel with his team to Salt Lake City for Game 3 of the series. According to an ESPN report, Kerr is seeking treatment at Duke University for the back pain that has knocked him out of the playoffs.

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