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Green expressed his sorrow for the incident and then departed
the facility as the defending NBA champion Warriors practiced
without him.
"Everybody's fine. Jordan practiced today. Draymond didn't,"
Golden State general manager Bob Myers told reporters. "Look,
it's the NBA. Professional sports. These things happen. Nobody
likes it, we don't condone it, but it happened.
"Draymond apologized to the team this morning. Jordan was there
in the room, I was in the room, the team, the coaches, players.
And we heard that."
Still to be determined is how Green will be disciplined for the
incident. Myers said he didn't think the punishment would
include missing any games.
"As far as any suspension, punishment, fine, we're gonna handle
that internally," Myers said. "I understand you might have
questions on that, but that's gonna be an internal process."
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he expects Green to return to the
team Saturday. The club has Friday off.
Kerr said there was high energy during Thursday's practice.
"There's been a great vibe," Kerr said. "We've had a hell of a
camp. You have bumps in the road and you deal with it."
The incident between Green and Poole occurred during Wednesday's
practice.
According to reports, Green forcefully struck Poole after the
two came chest-to-chest during a heated exchange. The pair were
then separated quickly and the Warriors halted practice after
the skirmish.
Green, 32, a four-time All-Star, is entering his 11th season in
the league, all with the Warriors. He's a seven-time
All-Defensive selection with career averages of 8.7 points, 6.9
rebounds and 5.4 assists.
Poole, 23, is entering his fourth season after the Warriors
selected him No. 28 overall in the 2019 draft. He broke out last
season, averaging 18.5 points per game in 76 contests (51
starts).
--Field Level Media
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