Draymond Green’s blow to Jordan Poole was much more serious than it seemed
Draymond Green and Jordan Poole aren’t exactly best friends right now.
Both players are looking to get a maximum contract from their current employers. And while Green still has a full 2 years left on his current contract, Poole will be a free agent during the upcoming offseason. So it is imperative that he signs a new contract now. But, given the Warriors’ already huge luxury tax bill, they aren’t willing to give him the amount he wants.
The result? Reports suggest that JP came to training camp with an attitude about him, something Draymond evidently didn’t like.
The Warriors are reviewing an altercation in which Draymond Green punched teammate Jordan Poole in practice, sources said. @wojespn.
Athletic was the first to report the incident. https://t.co/RIDdzbeLB9 pic.twitter.com/ARm5QfWZqP
— ESPN (@espn) October 6, 2022
When this was initially reported, sources also said that the young Warriors star was uninjured and continued to work out after practice as well. And without any additional context, this would imply that the blow thrown was not too strong.
But now that TMZ has given us the missing piece to the puzzle, it’s fair to say that this picture has gotten a whole lot nastier.
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Draymond Green’s punch definitely didn’t look like he was holding back as he punched Jordan Poole
Jordan Poole may have misbehaved because of the contract talks, and he probably deserved a tough talk. Hell, some old heads might even say a…physical scolding.
But what happened instead left every NBA fan watching, absolutely horrified.
That’s not a punch you throw at a teammate, even if it’s to bring them back to Earth. No, that’s a punch thrown with real power behind it, meant to hurt someone. In fact, it even has many questioning the validity of the report that Jordan Poole followed through with the practice.
The Golden State Warriors may have just won the NBA championship. But they may already be in a much more shaky situation than most NBA teams.
Will Jordan Poole and Draymond Green want to play together again?
The subject of this argument is not new to Draymond Green.
During Kevin Durant’s time in the Bay Area, it was reported that Green got mad at KD for a very similar reason: the fact that Golden State won it all without him.
It may be hard for Warriors fans to admit, but this is becoming an issue Dray needs to address.
Otherwise, it could be the undoing of another champion Dubs team.
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