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The coach after the assault: "Worst crisis I've experienced"

10/12/2022, 4:47:15 PM

NBA champion Golden State is shaken to its core after Draymond Green knocked down teammate Jordan Poole in practice last week. The incident completely dominates the feeling in the club ahead of the premiere next week. - It is the biggest crisis I have experienced since I became a coach here. It's really serious stuff, says Steve Kerr, who has led the team to four NBA titles since taking over in 2014.


When the news leaked via a video on TMZ, the club downplayed the incident which took place last Wednesday and Kerr said it was a bump in the road that had to be dealt with.

Now it turns out that the entire club was involved in the crisis management with deep conversations across the organization.

Green has been suspended and allowed to train on his own since then and was also fined an unknown amount, the NBA writes.

Green has an annual salary of SEK 292 million.

One of those who led the talks is superstar Steph Curry.

Green and Poole have also had conversations.

"Thinks he deserves this chance"

"He broke our trust with this incident, but I'm choosing to give him this opportunity because I think he deserves it, and I think our team feels the same way," Kerr said.

Green will return to practice with the team on Thursday.

He will also be in the squad in the NBA premiere at home against the Los Angeles Lakers early Wednesday morning Swedish time next week.

At the same time as the club dealt with the crisis with Green's violent outburst, they are investigating who may have filmed and leaked the clip from training last week.