“A Podcast Dig and an Attitude Adjustment”: Why Draymond Green Throw a Punch at Jordan Poole During Warriors Practice?
Warriors’ Draymond Green and Jordan Poole were involved in a physical altercation during practice today, where DG threw a punch at JP
The Golden State Warriors are set to begin their title defense in 12 days. After a successful trip to Japan, the Warriors were back in training camp preparing for the upcoming season. Things were looking good for the defending champions, until news of an incident broke today.
Apparently, during practice, there was a heated argument between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole, which led to Green throwing a punch at JP.
The Warriors are considering disciplinary action for Draymond Green after a ‘heated interaction’ with Jordan Poole at practice, for @ShamsCharania, @AnthonyVSlater Y @ThompsonScribe
Green ‘hit hard’ Poole and had to be separated after hitting chest to chest pic.twitter.com/FDNSHeZh5x
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 6, 2022
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This is a cause for concern for the team as the new season is just around the corner. What could be the possible reason for the altercation? Here is our best guess:
Why did Draymond Green hit Jordan Poole?
Jordan Poole, as we all know, has risen up and become an important member of the Warriors in the last two seasons. We saw him contribute greatly throughout last season, and then in the post-playoff run.
However, it turns out that as his abilities leveled up, his humility decreased a bit. We heard Klay Thompson say, “It was good to humiliate Jordan Poole” after winning the 3-point shootout in Japan. Draymond talked about the same thing on his podcast, where he also doubled down on the same thing. He shared what Poole had to say after losing, later saying: “But you weren’t talking like that before JP!”
Another factor could also be the change in attitude proposed by Poole. Now that the young star is an NBA champion and must receive a bag, the team has noticed a change in behavior.
Draymond Green apologized after the altercation with Jordan Poole, but there was a buildup stemming from teammates noticing a change in Poole’s demeanor during camp with the guard poised to secure a lucrative extension, league sources say. @YahooSports.
—Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 6, 2022
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Either way, the way things turned out, it’s not looking good for the team. We’ll have to see what the front office decides about the incident and whether it would play a role in Poole’s contract extension.
How does this blow affect Draymond and Jordan Poole?
After the incident, Poole was reported to be physically fine, completed his training, and was shooting shots after practice.
Two sources have confirmed to me the altercation between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole.
I saw Jordan Poole pick up shots today after practice. He seemed in a good mood, even laughing. PBJ and Lester Quiñones were the only other guys on the court at the time I shot this. pic.twitter.com/FtxYo5XgH6
—Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) October 6, 2022
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The Warriors are set to have a disciplinary hearing for Draymond. I think maybe it’s because this isn’t an isolated incident, as well as his attempt to show Poole’s team how much they value him, right before a contract extension.
We’ll have to wait and see what the front office decides.
