Warriors Kerr-Green Feud: Details & Fallout

Il relationship between Steve Kerr and Draymond Green it has always been stormy: for more than ten years now their clashes and arguments have alternated with moments of affection and complicity, especially after so much time spent together. However, when the clash between two strong personalities happens during a gamehowever, always makes the news: as witnessed by a fan in the stands, the two were the protagonists of a very heated argument during a timeout at the beginning of the third quarter of the match between Golden State and Orlando, called by coach Kerr because he had seen his team lose concentration by going 5 points down at 66-71. Green had just committed a turnover and had begun to complain to a referee when Kerr called the timeout, which gave rise to the argument that was resolved only when Green, visibly upset, made his way to the locker room alonereturning only at the beginning of the fourth quarter, returning to the bench after veterans Jimmy Butler, Buddy Hield and Al Horford had gone to the locker room to check on the situation. Kerr, however, never put him back on the pitch, leaving him on the bench for the last 20 minutes of the match in which the Warriors changed gear and won against the Magic.

Kerr and Green’s words after the match

“We had a confrontation” Kerr said after the game. “He made the decision to go back to the locker room to calm down. That’s all I have to say about that – the rest is private“. When asked if he would put him back on the field, Kerr replied flatly: “No, he wouldn’t come back. He went to the locker room and we moved on. The guys who took the field played great and we had an excellent second half.” Green, for his part, commented on what happened: “Emotions took over and I thought it was best for me to get out of there. I thought the situation wouldn’t improve and that’s why it was better for me to leave alone.”