Its reputation is well established! Draymond Green is a formidable player, instrumental in the Golden State Warriors’ quest for the last four NBA Champion titles, but he is also known for his mood swings, his verbal – and physical – attacks on other players in the American basketball championship (including the Frenchie Rudy Gobert) and his volcanic rants and bloodshed.
This time it was not against an opponent that he was irritated but against his long-time coach, Steve Kerr. During a timeout in the third quarter of the game against Orlando, the tension suddenly rose.
The interior had a verbal skirmish with his trainer who seemed to blame him for something. In a video that has gone viral on social networks, we see the two men talking nervously and firmly. A partner tries to calm Green down… in vain.
Exasperated, the double Olympic champion decides to return to the locker room. Returning to the room during the fourth quarter, he remained on the bench until the end of the match. An absence which did not prevent his team from winning (120-97) thanks to a new festival from Steph Curry (26 points in 31 minutes).
“Tempers got heated, I thought it was better for me to leave,” the player explained in a press conference after a meeting that he finally finished with 9 points and 7 rebounds in 18 minutes. I don’t think the situation could have gotten better so the best thing was to walk away. That’s life. We move on. Everything is fine. Basketball is a sport that provokes emotions. »
“What happened is regrettable,” Kerr replied, without going into too much detail. We had a little chat and he decided to go back to the locker room to calm down. This is all private life, I have nothing else to add. He wasn’t going to return to the field. »
