Clip of star's 'sucker-punch' on teammate leaked

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The footage of of Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole astatine Warriors signifier has been obtained by TMZ.

Green apologised to the squad a time aft the incidental with immoderate imaginable subject to beryllium handled internally.

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Vision shows the 2 exchanged words earlier Green approached Poole. The defender past shoved the four-time champion, who threw a punch with plentifulness of unit that connected with Poole's face, knocking him against the wall.

According to ESPN, the Warriors volition instrumentality "every ineligible people of action" to find retired however the footage was leaked and are "aggressively investigating" some the incidental and merchandise of the video.

"Yesterday wasn't a bully moment," General manager Bob Myers told The Athletic.

"That's the bottommost line. It wasn't. There's radical successful beingness that marque mistakes, and don't apologise oregon don't gain your spot back. He ever does that. I don't deliberation helium likes putting himself successful these spots. He's successful one. And I deliberation he'll find a mode to gain the respect of his teammates and Jordan back. But that's the enactment helium has to do."

The fiery Green, a four-time NBA champion and four-time All-Star, has agelong been considered the affectional person of the Warriors. He's been consenting to get into it with his teammates erstwhile helium feels it's appropriate. There is simply a "tough love" constituent to each team, Myers said, noting "Draymond is perfectly a person connected this team."

"It'll instrumentality immoderate clip to determination through, but we'll determination done it and determination guardant and I'm assured that we will, Myers told reporters during the week.

"We've got a bully team, we've got bully leadership, we've got immoderate guys that person been present a agelong time."

Myers said the altercation was not a by-product of looming declaration situations for some players and wasn't astir "who's getting paid and who isn't."

Poole's representatives are successful discussions with Myers astir a declaration hold up of the Oct. 17 deadline, 1 time earlier the defending NBA champions unfastened the play astatine location against the Lakers.

with AP

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