The Golden State Warriors made headlines with an altercation between two of its players, Draymond Green and Jordan Poole, at practice and things have evolved ever since.
Draymond Green apologized to the team a day after fighting with teammate Jordan Poole during practice, according to general manager Bob Myers. Myers did not go into details about the skirmish during practice on Wednesday but said reports of an โaltercationโ between Green and Poole were accurate. Myers said.
โAs you know yesterday, as reported, there was an altercation. The people that were reported to be in it, thatโs accurate.โ
โDraymond apologised to the team this morning.”
โAs far as any suspension or fine, weโll handle that internally.โ
Myers meanwhile insisted that the NBA championsโ pre-season preparations were progressing smoothly despite the incident.
โIโve actually seen a really good group, one of the best vibes that weโve had in my 12 years here in terms of camp, mental health and camaraderie,โ Myers said.
โItโs unfortunate and Iโm not going to deny it. It will take some time to move through, but weโll move through it.
โThis isnโt our first sense of adversity. Weโve gone through some of this before. We donโt like going through it but itโs part of the NBA and part of sports.โ
Here’s the video of the incident between Green and Poole:
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Stephen Curry weighs in on Draymond Green and Poole altercation
NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry said he didnโt know what triggered the issue between Green and Poole and noted โit is possible to get through things like this,โ and called it his job not to let it break the team.
Curry said, “JPโs been great and thereโs nothing that warranted the situation yesterday.โ
Curry added one of Greenโs โsuperpowers is bringing his fire, competitiveness and voice.โ Regarding the apology, โitโs necessary but youโd have to ask every guy individually how they received it, JP especially,โ Curry said.
โThe vibe today in practice was great, trying to take advantage of this week and make it about basketball and our preparation for the season,โ Curry said.
โItโs obviously an unfortunate situation getting asked about it and a situation that could have been avoided but thereโs a lot of trust in the fabric of our team, who we are, who we know those two guys to be and how weโll get through it and try to continue to make it about playing great basketball.”
“The personal dynamics and stuff will work themselves out. Thatโs part of the culture that weโve built here. I like how we responded today, we had a great practice, good energy. Try to keep that as the focus as we move forward.โ
Golden State is back in the Bay Area this week and on the practice floor in San Francisco after a pair of preseason wins in Japan against the Wizards.
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