Steve Kerr laments beef with Draymond Green: 'Not my finest hour' - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — In a remarkable 15-minute media session Wednesday, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr took responsibility for his argument with Draymond Green that caused the forward to leave the bench in the middle of a timeout during the third quarter of Monday's win against the Orlando Magic and said his goal remains for Green to retire as a Warrior.

«Monday night was not my finest hour, and that was a time I needed to be calm in the huddle,» Kerr said after Golden State's practice at Chase Center on Wednesday, about 24 hours before the Warriors will take on the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day. «I regret my actions in that exchange. I apologized to [Green]. He apologized to me. We both apologized to the team.

»These things, they happen — especially when you get two incredibly competitive people like Dray and me. So, over the 12 years we've been together, this has happened occasionally, and I'm not proud of it."

After much of the discussion following Monday's win revolved around Green's decision to retreat to the locker room only to eventually return to the bench and sit there for the fourth quarter as Golden State moved back to .500, Wednesday was about Kerr trying to move the franchise forward.

He spent most of his time on the podium reflecting on his partnership with Green, which dates to when Kerr took over as coach in 2014, and he noted how similar the two men are.

«There's a long history of that here because we understand each other and I understand his power. There are four banners out there, and obviously a lot of people played important roles in that, but I've said this before and I truly believe it: I don't think we have any without him,» Kerr said. «That's how much he impacts winning. So his ability to