5 Days Before Jordan Poole Punch Anniversary, Bizarre Incident With 20YO Warriors Starlet Causes Draymond Green Major Setback Ahead of NBA Preseason

Since the 2022 championship run, the luck has mostly gone against the Golden State Warriors. It reflected in their last pre-season when Draymond Green punched Jordan Poole, stirring a controversy. Just 5 days before the anniversary of the incident, a 20-year-old Warriors star has now handed Green a setback.

The bizarre moment caused the recent misery as the hard time for the franchise continued. Just when they looked to enter the upcoming season with renewed enthusiasm, the Dubs had to take two steps back again.

What happened to Draymond Green?

During a training camp scrimmage, the 33-year-old sustained an injury in his foot, sidelining him from the game. Later, it became public knowledge that Draymond accidentally stepped on Jonathan Kuminga?s foot. It resulted in an ankle sprain for the 4-time champion, right at the start of the squad’s preparations.

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Ironically, this moment took place slightly less than a year after the power forward had punched Poole in his face. A verbal exchange caused that incident towards the beginning of their last pre-season. It cost them majorly as the team slid into bad limelight from the start of the previous campaign. Despite the hopes of changing their fortune this time around, their luck ran out yet again.

The reports following that certainly calmed the nerves of the supporters as Green talked about it with Andscape. The 4-time All-Star restored faith in the hearts of the Bay Area fans as he “dodged a bullet”.?The scan showed nothing extremely serious and he also mentioned, “The swelling is down”.

Thus, it could well be a hiatus of only 4-6 weeks for the GSW superstar. On the flip side, the injury came at a crucial phase of the season. So, one question looms in the corner.

What does it mean for the Golden State Warriors?

The training camps are the time when all the NBA teams attempt to get their mix right. That’s why the games in the pre-season are of the utmost importance to help the players understand the rhythms. Green would not get to be a part of that as he would miss all of those, including the initial few matches of the regular season.

Thus, from the point of view of the squad’s starting five, the chemistry may get hampered. With the inclusion of certain big men and one Chris Paul, Steve Kerr would have loved to sort his lineup out now. It seems as though the head coach needs to wait for more than a month to recognize his best playing five.

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