Green expounds on latest Poole apology, wants him to move on - ESPN

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has apologized for punching former teammate Jordan Poole and says it is time to move on from the incident that fractured the Warriors' locker room over two years ago.

Green's latest apology came after Poole said Saturday he loves «most of those guys over there» when asked about the warm reception he received in his return to Chase Center — the Warriors' home in San Francisco — as a member of the Washington Wizards.

Green posted a tweet in response to Poole's comments that read, «I really am sorry.»

«I responded because it's been three years,» Green said Wednesday on «The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis.» «Like, let's move on. We've moved on. I really am sorry. That statement [by Poole] was kind of like it was looking for some sympathy… kind of keep on make me out to be the bad guy. Move on, bro. It is what it is.

»I'm sorry. I shouldn't have punched him. But it happened. Let's move on."

A video was leaked from a preseason practice in October 2022 in which Green and Poole exchanged words. Green walked over to Poole, who shoved Green. Green punched Poole. He later publicly apologized to Poole and his family. Green was fined by the Warriors and voluntarily left the team for a stretch but did not miss any games or face any discipline from the league.

The punch took place during the team's camp after the Warriors had won the championship the season before. They lost in the Western Conference semifinals during the 2023 postseason, and Poole was traded to Washington in a deal for Chris Paul in June of that year.

«I kind of go back and forth with this,» Green said on the podcast. «I know I was wrong, but you can't call a man a b-word and push him and not get hit