Breaking: Shocking footage emerges of Draymond Green viciously punching Jordan Poole in Golden State Warriors' practice
It seems like the Golden State Warriors have downplayed the physical altercation between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole. TMZ Sports released a video of the incident that took place during a training session.
In the video below, Poole was standing underneath the basket and looked like he was talking trash to Green. A few seconds later, the former Defensive Player of the Year got in Poole's face. The young guard pushed his teammate with two hands to the chest.
Green clearly didn't like it as he responded with a quick, vicious right hand on Poole's face. The punch knocked Poole to the ground with Green standing on top of his teammate. That's when coaches and players intervened and went to pull Green off Poole.
The tension between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole has been brewing since last season. They got into a shouting match in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports revealed that there was history between the two. However, their Warriors teammates didn't anticipate anything like this happening.
Draymond Green apologized to Jordan Poole, teammates and staff
Golden State Warriors president and general manager Bob Myers revealed to reporters on Thursday that Draymond Green has apologized for his actions. Green spoke to the team, including Jordan Poole and the coaching staff. Myers also indicated that the four-time champ might not get suspended for his actions. He said:
"It's the NBA. It's professional sports. These things happen. Nobody likes it, we don't condone it, but it happened. Draymond apologized to the team this morning.
"Jordan was there in the room, I was there in the room. The team, the coaches, the players, and we heard that."
Myers continued:
"There's people in life that make mistakes, and don't apologize or don't earn your trust back," Myers said. "He always does that. I don't think he likes putting himself in these spots. He's in one. And I think he'll find a way to earn the respect of his teammates and Jordan back, but that's the work he has to do."
Green was not present at Warriors' practice on Thursday, but head coach Steve Kerr expects him to be back on Saturday. The Warriors were also adamant in handling the matter internally, however, footage of Green punching Poole could change things.
Sam Amick of The Athletic reported that Draymond Green has lost the trust of his teammates. He reiterated Bob Myers' comments on Green and how he now needs to earn the respect back from his teammates, especially Jordan Poole.