NBA champs in turmoil after teammates brawl

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The Golden State Warriors are considering disciplinary enactment against All-Star guardant Draymond Green pursuing an altercation with a teammate.

According to The Athletic, Green and fourth-year defender Jordan Poole were initially progressive successful a "heated interaction" during signifier earlier Green "forcefully struck" Poole.

Neither subordinate is understood to person sustained immoderate superior injuries arsenic a effect of the clash, and squad officials are presently reviewing the incident.

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Green and Poole's clash resulted successful signifier being stopped arsenic Warriors teammates attempted to mend fences betwixt the 2 title players.

According to Yahoo's Chris Haynes, an affectional Green was "apologetic" towards Poole successful the aftermath of the incident, with the altercation 1 that had built up passim grooming camp.

Adding a wrinkle to the clash is that some players are up for declaration extensions, with Poole expected to person 1 in-season, portion Green looks apt to person to hold until aft the season.

Green, a four-time NBA All-Star, signed a four-year, $153 cardinal hold with the Warriors successful the summertime of 2019 and has a subordinate enactment worthy implicit $42 cardinal connected the last twelvemonth of that woody for the 2023-24 season.

Poole is eligible for a rookie hold and could gain a woody of up to five-years, $288 cardinal connected his adjacent contract. He is nether declaration for astir $6 cardinal for the 2022-23 season.

According to Haynes, Warriors teammates person noticed a alteration successful Poole's behaviour passim grooming campy arsenic helium approaches his large payday.

Golden State is 1 of the highest-spending teams successful the NBA, boasting a squad payroll of astir $300 cardinal for the 2022-23 season.

Those adjacent to the squad person noted that Poole and Green person been known to get into heated exchanges, and Green is nary alien to challenging his teammates.

The do-it-all guardant was famously suspended for a crippled successful 2018 for "conduct detrimental to the team" erstwhile helium called then-teammate Kevin Durant a b---h during a crippled successful Los Angeles.

Poole was 1 of the NBA's astir improved players past season, and played a cardinal relation successful the Warriors' 4th title win successful 8 seasons.

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