Draymond Green accepts Defensive Player of the Year snub by comparing himself to Al Gore

Kawhi Leonard is your Defensive Player of the Year, but it was a close call. So close, in fact, that Leonard earned his title with a surplus of second-place votes. More people picked Draymond Green first than picked Leonard first, even though the Warrior appeared on fewer ballots overall:

Green was gracious about his runner-up status, but he still got a good line in:

Draymond: "Al Gore won the popular vote and didn't get elected president so I'm not gonna beat myself up over not winning DPOY"

— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) April 23, 2015

So ... recount?

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