SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors have said they would like to move on from the now infamous practice punch Draymond Green landed on Jordan Poole earlier this month. But the controversy remains a topic of discussion, in part, by Green’s doing.
Green’s self-produced mini-documentary on TNT, released shortly before the season opener Tuesday, reignited conversations about the mid-practice fight.
In the segment, Green, who gave TNT behind-the-scenes access to his preseason, discussed what it was like for him to see one of his “worst moments” go viral.
Two days after the release, Green, speaking at a tech conference in San Francisco, explained his decision to discuss what he called “the elephant in the room” during the TNT segment.
“It was my journey through the preseason,” Green said Thursday at TechCrunch Disrupt. “Unfortunately, preseason went a little different than most preseasons.
“In doing that, when I look at a project like that and it’s my journey through the preseason, you have to be willing to address those things although they’re not the best things, although it’s something I’m not proud of at all. Who wants to watch that if you’re not going to address the elephant in the room? So I though it was very important to address it and acknowledge it in a way of owning up to my mistakes and yet being apologetic but also understanding we have a season to prepare for. We’re all moving forward together to go and try to defend our championship.”
Neither coach Steve Kerr nor Stephen Curry had seen the TNT segment about the punch, though news of it existing piqued Curry’s interest.
“Did he say something crazy?” Curry inquired.
No, Green didn’t, a reporter assured Curry, though the timing of its release was in question.
“I haven’t watched it so I can’t really get you an answer,” Curry said. “He’s been in production, the new media stuff, I’m sure that’s not going to end. But hopefully everything is in light of trying to protect the team and make it about what we’re trying to do on the floor as the priority.”
