The Golden State Warriors won their fourth NBA championship in the last eight years this past season. Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry was on an absolute tear this off-season. But players like Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole, and others did step up as well. The trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green is still going strong.?
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However, that might not be the case for the rest of the team. According to sources, Warriors star Draymond Green got into an altercation with another teammate, Jordan Poole. This altercation took place during the Warriors’ training camp.
Draymond Green was apologetic in aftermath of the altercation with Jordan Poole, but there was a buildup stemming from teammates noticing a change in Poole’s behavior throughout camp with the guard on the verge of securing a lucrative extension, league sources tell @YahooSports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 6, 2022
Draymond Green ends up losing his cool
The two players had a heated argument which escalated in Green striking Poole, after which they both had to be separated. Sources say Green and Poole came chest to chest, with both players shoving each other which eventually resulted in Green striking Poole.?
Fans have had an absolute field day over this news. One Twitter user said, “I see why KD left now,”?referring to Kevin Durant?s departure from the Golden State Warriors in 2019. Durant had left the Oklahoma City Thunder to join forces with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in the Golden State Warriors.
Durant did end up winning two consecutive championships with the Golden State Warriors before calling it quits and leaving to join the Brooklyn Nets.?
Here are some more reactions from NBA Twitter:
I see why kd left now
— lebron is the 🐐 (@Lerodgers_6) October 6, 2022
Warriors downfall happening right before our eyes 😭 https://t.co/geboecoafC pic.twitter.com/JCCsCewc0E
— CaBrón James 🚀🤠 (@NoLimitTeddyy) October 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/NotBronn/status/1577826320549089281?s=20&t=rKWxcpOoqvZuYeIo9wQeGw
https://twitter.com/champagnetonie1/status/1577862772326531073?s=20&t=rKWxcpOoqvZuYeIo9wQeGw
https://twitter.com/AsuEve/status/1577828553349021696?s=20&t=rKWxcpOoqvZuYeIo9wQeGw
Green and his history with teammates
This has not been the first time that Draymond Green has had disagreements with his teammates.?A couple of years ago, Green had formed an image as a dirty player in the league. But he has arguably worked on that since then. Now it is unclear as to what instigated Green or Poole that lead to this altercation.?
Source: The situation between Jordan Poole and Draymond Green had been building up. There was a lot of chatter which led to that altercation. Draymond Green apologized to the team. Feels that as a leader, he let his emotions get the best of him, in turn letting the team down.
— Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) October 6, 2022
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After the incident, Draymond Green was immediately apologetic to his teammates. He reportedly said that his emotions ended up getting the best of him in turn letting the team down as a leader.
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It will be interesting to see what the Golden State Warriors front office decides on how to move forward from this incident as the team continues to prepare for the upcoming season.