Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole last year is still making headlines to this day. Before the 2022–23 season started and the Warriors were set to begin their title defense, a video of Green punching Poole during a practice was leaked and the team started the year on its back foot.
As a result of the incident, Green was fined and stepped away from the team for some time. He apologized, but things were never the same. While talking to 76ers guard Patrick Beverley, Green was asked about what led to the punch and he gave a cryptic answer.
“I don’t just hit people,” Green said on the the Pat Bev Pod. “Dialogue of course happens over time and you usually ain’t just triggered by something, like, that fast. This is a team. Ain’t nobody on my team triggering me in an instant.
