Danny Green joked about his shooting slump and the advice he's been getting

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The Toronto Raptors are in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but their toughest opponent is on the horizon in the Golden State Warriors. Making a fifth-straight Finals appearance, the Warriors are going for a third-straight title and fourth in the last five years.

Simply put, the Raptors need all of their players to be at their best in order to dethrone the champs. In the Eastern Conference Finals, a number of role players stepped up to help Toronto advance, but Danny Green enters the Finals still struggling.

Danny Green, career in the NBA Finals: 12 games, 36-for-69 (52%) from 3.
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) May 27, 2019

While Green has been lights out in the NBA Finals over the course of his career, he enters the biggest series in Raptors history having made over 30% of his threes in just one of his last eight games.

He also hasn't made a three since going 1-for-6 in Game 3 against the Bucks. Monday, Green spoke to the media and jokingly talked about this struggles from distance.

Green, jokingly, on his slump: "It's hard not to think about it because everybody in the world is telling you don't think about it. Everybody you come across: 'Keep shooting it', trust me I'm going to keep shooting. 'Don't think about it', I'm trying not to, you're not helping"
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) May 27, 2019

Danny Green: "There's nobody more frustrated or more critical of themselves than the player that's actually going through it... I know fans are all like 'Come on, Danny'. I wanna make shots. Trust me, I'm trying."
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) May 27, 2019

Despite Green's struggles, his teammates haven't lost any confidence in him and it's only a matter of time before the man that set the record for most made threes in a Finals finds his shot again.

Lowry on Green: "I think it's a new series for him. (Last series) is over with... Danny will be fine. In Game 1 he'll be ready to go."
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) May 27, 2019

(H/T: Josh Lewenberg)