Draymond Green Apologizes for Punching Jordan Poole

That night, Golden State’s players and staff members will receive rings for winning the 2022 N.B.A. championship in June. It was the fourth title for the team’s championship core of Green, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala.

Green said he did not think his fight would affect the team’s success, though he acknowledged that he had “splintered” the brotherhood and needed to rebuild trust with his teammates.

“I am a very flawed human being,” he said, adding that he looked forward to “doing the work” to improve himself. When asked what that process would entail, he did not go into specifics.

Green has become known for his fiery energy on the basketball court, which sometimes manifests as arguments with referees and other players. But the punch at practice was an unusual escalation. Green said he liked to keep his emotions bottled up but that he needed to work on releasing them in better ways.

“I hurt someone because I was in a place of hurt,” he said.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/sports/basketball/draymond-green-apology.html