Warriors player Draymond Green has apologized after punching teammate Jordan Poole during practice. The player can still be sanctioned by his club.
Warriors star Draymond Green apologized to his team and coaching staff on Thursday for punching teammate Jordan Poole the day before during a training session, said Bob Myers, general manager of the Warriors. Golden State.
Myers did not go into details of the altercation but confirmed that it, reported by several media on Wednesday, did take place.
«As you know, there was an altercation. The people concerned are those who were named in the media yesterdayWednesday, he said.
«Everybody’s fine… Look, it’s the NBA – in professional sports, these things happen. Nobody likes it, we don’t excuse it, but it happens“, he added.
Myers still insisted that the defending champions’ NBA season build-up was going smoothly despite the incident.
«It’s unfortunate and I won’t deny it. It will take some time to recover, but we will get there. This is not the first time that we have faced this kind of situation. We’ve been there before“, he underlined, anxious to play down the situation.
The Golden State Warriors won the seventh title in their history last June, the fourth since 2015 – under the Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green era – by beating the Boston Celtics in the final 4-2.
They will start their quest for a second title in a row on October 18 with the reception of the Los Angeles Lakers.
