Magic Johnson called Michigan State coach Tom Izzo last week and Draymond Green happened to be sitting in the office.

“I said, ‘Draymond's here, why don't you talk to him?’” Izzo said.

Johnson led Michigan State to the national championship in 1979.

“He was talking about, ‘It’s one-and-done time,’ and rallying the troops and told me some things to better myself individually but also to better the team,” Green said. “What to say, some things to say to the guards, also talking to Derrick Nix and Adreian Payne on how they have to hold the fort down in order for us to make a run.

“So just those type of things, the things that a guy who’s been through it all, who has won championships, know what it takes to get there, and just sharing his experience with us. That’s what the family is all about -- helping each other out.”

Green recorded a triple-double in the Spartans’ 89-67 victory over Long Island University on Friday, joining Johnson and Oscar Robertson as the only players in tournament history to have more than one triple-double in tournament play.