In the game against “Magic” in the third quarter, Steve Kerr requested a one-minute timeout, in which he dedicated several harsh words to his player Draymond Green. Green didn’t owe an answer, to which Kerr angrily snapped that if he didn’t want to be here, to leave. Green got up and went to the locker room.
Later, Green returned to the team and sat on the bench, but was not sent on the field again, and the argument between the coach and the player was well noticed.
This is by no means the first time in the Warriors’ longtime coach-player partnership that they have had a major disagreement during a game. But this time, Kerr took public responsibility for what happened.
“Monday’s game was not the best moment of my life,” Steve Kerr told the media. “It was a moment when I needed to calm down. I regret that I acted like that. I apologized to Green. He apologized to me. We both apologized to the whole team.”
Kerr acknowledged that such incidents do happen, especially among people who are so gamblers, but Kerr said he is not happy about such controversies anyway.
“Our collective story is a very long one,” Kerr continued. “We understand each other and I understand his strength. We’ve won four NBA titles together. Obviously a lot of people played a big role in that success, but I’ve said it before and I really believe it: without Draymond, we wouldn’t have a title.”
Kerr also expressed his belief that he and Green are very similar in character, which has led to arguments and heated emotions in the past, but all disputes have been ironed out in the past, and Kerr believes it will be similar this time as well.
Also, the “Warriors” coach expressed the hope that Green will end his NBA career in the “Warriors” team, without ever changing the team.
Draymond Green gets baptized, says the old Draymond is dead.
Draymond the next day getting sent to the locker room for arguing with coach Kerr pic.twitter.com/aQDyiZm3jC
— Bay Area Super fans (@Baysuperfans) December 23, 2025
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