Hours After Successfully Defending Her Undisputed Crown, 2x Olympic Winner Claressa Shields Receives a Phone Call From 6?6 Golden State Warriors Star

Boxing superstar Claressa Shields took center stage in the sporting world ever since her recent matchup with Maricela Cornejo was announced. Apart from the boxing icons and enthusiasts, elites from the NBA world too have cheered on for the 2x-Olympic winner. Prior to the Shields-Cornejo matchup, NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal gave a shout-out to Shields. Now that the 28-year-old has emerged undefeated again, another star player from the NBA world acknowledged her feat.

Yet again, Claressa Shields has kept her supporters happy. Among the many happy supporters of Shields is a 4x-NBA Champion from the Golden State Warriors camp. Interestingly, the Warriors veteran called the boxing champ soon after her recent triumph.

Golden State Warriors star dials Claressa Shields after her recent triumph

Saturday was homecoming for Claressa Shields. Shields locked horns with Maricela Cornejo as the undisputed and undefeated Middleweight World Champion. As a Detroit crowd watched, the 28-year-old dominated her contender throughout the matchup. The dominant Claressa Shields won the fight by unanimous decision and defended her title at Detroit’s Little Caesar’s Arena. As Shields stayed true to her claim of ‘throwing down’ her opponent, the Golden State ace Draymond Green rushed to acknowledge Shields’ win.

Draymond Green and Claressa Shields seem to have had a warm conversation after the latter’s triumph. Claressa Shields’ recent Instagram story says so. She has posted a screen grab of her video call with Draymond Green as her IG story. The 2x-Olympic winner mentioned Green’s handle on her story as well. Besides, she wrote?Lol@money23green thanks for supporting homie!”?

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Meanwhile, Draymond Green shared Claressa Shields’ update as his story as well.?“No doubt champ!”?Green wrote. Interestingly, Green had a bit of fun while posting the story. In the original screen grab posted by Shields, an acne was visible on Green’s forehead. However, when he posted the same, he wrote, “And it’s gone,”?over his forehead. He added a laughing emoji over the acne, hiding it.

Draymond Green closely watches Claressa Shields’ fights

This is not the first time that Draymond Green acknowledged Claressa Shields’ exploits in the ring. Last year, Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall locked horns for the Undisputed World Championship title. Then also, Shields had the last laugh. During the time, Draymond Green was on a break from social media after he landed in trouble for punching Jordan Poole. After Shields’ win, however, Green broke his silence on social media. The 4x-NBA champion tweeted “That was not a very close fight. Very good fight indeed! But not close #ShieldsMarshall.”

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With the recent phone call, Dray has yet again proved that he will be in the front to cheer for the fellow sporting icon. What do you think about Draymond Green’s effervescent support for Claressa Shields? Have you seen Shields triumphant bout against Maricela Cornejo? Let us know in comments below.