It will probably take quite some time before the Draymond Green-Jordan Poole altercation issue completely dies down. The incident took place more than two weeks ago, i.e. October 5, 2022. Since then, fans and media have been closely following the matter for any new developments. About two days later, TMZ posted a leaked video that recorded the violent occurrence.? Several NBA legends have come forth to condemn Green’s actions and fans began speculating the player’s suspension. However, the Golden State Warriors announced that the team had decided to not suspend Green and instead decided to fine him for an undisclosed amount. Meanwhile, Shaquille O’Neal has yet again commented on the matter.

It was evident that ever since the incident, Draymond Green has not been the most favorite NBA player. On the other hand, the team, led by Stephen Curry began working their way out of the rough phase. Warriors head coach, Steve Kerr said during a press conference that Steph had organized for the team to sit together for a ‘healing’ conversation. In short, the Warriors are doing their best to get back to normal and not let the recent events affect their performance on the court.

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While many spoke against Green, there were few players who defended Green. Former NBA player Kwame Brown said in a video that fights like that were a daily occurrence in the league. Similarly, O’Neal said that disputes between teammates are normal. Additionally, he said that it was fine as long as the guilty parties accept their mistakes and apologize to each other. The Big Aristotle even went on to argue with Charles Barkley during a live NBA on TNT broadcast. While their argument was broken up immediately by their co-hosts, Shaq was not done talking in support of Green.

Shaquille O’Neal supports Draymond Green

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal talked about the Draymond Green matter again in his podcast. The latest episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq was released on October 22, 2022. During the chat session, Shaq recalled the incident when he and Barkley argued over the matter. While Shaq said it was completely normal, Barkley had argued that Green crossed the line when he landed that punch on Poole.?Shaq gave an example saying that there wouldn’t be any fights occurring in the podcast show as it was different from sports and everyone was having a good time. However with all the adrenaline rush going on in sports, things like that were bound to occur.

Furthermore, Shaq speculated that Poole’s trash-talks drove Green to lose his patience due to which he struck Poole. Shaq also revealed that during his NBA career, he too have had several experiences which was why he spoke out for Green.

Meanwhile, the four-time NBA champion went on another soliloquy on the Green-Poole altercation. He reiterated his previous argument that Green merely checked Poole for his antics on the court. The Big Diesel said,?”So when you come in running your mouth, you got to get checked!”

However, Shaq’s co-host Nischelle Turner said that instead of hitting Poole, Green could have simply taken him to the side and talked it out.

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In response, Shaq explained, “No, I guarantee he won’t talk no more smack. I guarantee that because now he knows that the dude he talking smack to, he will pop off well.”

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