Arguments between teammates, whether verbal or physical, accompany every level of sports, from pee to the pros. However, there is a level of respect that needs to be maintained and the line varies from team to team.it is clear golden state warriors Forward Draymond Green crossed that line when he got into a physical altercation with teammate Jordan Poole during Wednesday’s practice, the team confirmed Thursday.
Known for his fiery and passionate temperament, the 32-year-old Green, not to mention his reputation at practice, has been the subject of multiple on-game verbal altercations with teammates that were caught on camera during his tenure with the Warriors. or was involved. But he crossed a line on Wednesday when things got physical, and he will face discipline from the Warriors.
Stephen Curry, head coach Steve Kerr and general manager Bob Myers spoke about the incident on Thursday, and here’s a breakdown of the details they shared.
Video of incident leaked
Ann Initial report During the altercation, Green said he “thumped” Poole during a heated argument.Video of the incident Friday morning Leaked from TMZ, which showed Green throwing a full-blown punch, hitting Poole in the face and seemingly knocking him to the floor. Green approached Poole from the sideline of the practice court and hit him in the chest, and Poole responded by pushing Greene just before Greene threw a punch.
The Warriors are considering “all legal options” to figure out how the video was leaked. According to ESPN.
Poole suffered no major injuries
Poole reportedly attended shooting practice after Wednesday’s incident and practiced fully on Thursday.
green apologizes
Myers said Green apologized to the team for his actions on Thursday.
“It’s the NBA, it’s professional sports. These things happen. Nobody likes it. We don’t condone it, but it happened,” Myers said. “Draymond apologized to the team this morning. “Jordan was in the room. I was in the room. The team, the coaches, the players, we heard it.”
Discipline is handled internally
Both Myers and Kerr said any disciplinary action against Green would be handled internally, with Kerr saying Green would not attend Thursday’s practice, nor would he attend Friday’s practice. I look forward to returning to practice in .
“When it comes to suspensions, penalties and fines, we’ll handle them internally,” Myers said. “It will be an internal process.”
“As coaches, whenever something comes up, we try to handle things internally,” Kerr said.[Green] I didn’t practice today, I won’t be here tomorrow. I expect him to come back on Saturday and do it all over again. ”
Warriors refute report on Poole’s attitude
After news of the altercation between Greene and Poole broke on Wednesday, Tweet by Chris Haynes on Yahoo Sports He suggested the incident may have stemmed from a change in Poole’s attitude negotiating a possible extension with the Warriors. said it was great.
“The specific tweet that came out yesterday about hinting that JP’s demeanor or something has changed since he attended this training camp or when they’re talking. That’s absolute BS. ” said Callie. [Iguodala] Addressed it in his tweet yesterday, you can leave it as is. JP was great. “
“Jordan was great all through camp,” said Kerr. “Last night we got a report that someone opened up about Jordan’s behavior at camp. Nothing far from the truth. He was great. So there’s some misinformation out there. I was disappointed to see it, but I wanted to make sure I set that record.”
“Some of it, from my point of view, I don’t feel. And more importantly, you have to ask the player you’re talking to. This is about who’s being paid, who’s I don’t think it has anything to do with being paid or not,” said Myers. “I don’t feel it. Draw your own conclusions. It’s probably more important what the players think about it than I think, but I don’t know.”
Myers expressed disappointment with Green
After the incident, Myers said he spoke with Greene and expressed disappointment, but was optimistic that Greene and the team could get through it.
“Draymond is one of my favorite players,” Myers said. “I told him that, but I said, ‘You are better than this. Don’t do this. Don’t do this to yourself. Don’t put yourself in this position.’ Love the person nonetheless Don’t love what he did, but love the person nonetheless.
“He’s complicated, but he’s a good guy. He’s a good guy. He is. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen a lot of what he’s done. It wasn’t one of the things I did in this job ‘I said these are men. He knows what he needs to do. He has to make amends.’
warriors facing forward
Both Callie and Myers feel the team will be able to get through the incident with relative ease. Green and Kevin Durant’s on-court blast in 2018 Green was suspended as a result, and Myers feels better equipped to handle the current situation.
“It’s one of the best atmospheres I’ve had in my 12 years here when it comes to camp, health, mental health and camaraderie,” Myers said. “But it’s a shame and I’m not going to deny it. It’s going to take a while to get over it, but we’ll get over it and move forward. And I’m sure it will.” We have a good team, we have good leadership, some of us have been here for years and this is not the first time we’ve experienced adversity. But it’s part of the NBA, it’s part of the sport, and it kind of is.
“The atmosphere at practice today was great,” Curry said Thursday. “We’re trying to use this week to prepare basketball for the season. It’s clearly an unfortunate situation that could have been avoided, but there are a lot of things. The structure of our team. , trust who we are, who those two guys are, and how we’ll get through it and keep trying to play great basketball. It’s part of the culture we’ve built here. please give me.
Give the Warriors credit for addressing this issue head-on. They could have easily refused to discuss the situation, but they provided some clarity and insight into the team’s headspace after the incident. For now, it seems everyone is ready to move on, but as the Warriors prepare to begin their title defense starting Oct. 18 at the NBA season opener against the Lakers in Los Angeles. We need to monitor the situation.
