Draymond Green punch: Golden State Warriors fine forward for Jordan Poole incident

Green (right) has won 4 NBA Championships with Golden State alongside prolific shooter Stephen Curry (left)

Draymond Green has been fined but not suspended by the Golden State Warriors for punching his team-mate Jordan Poole successful a grooming session.

"This is the biggest situation we've had since I've been manager here," said Warriors caput manager Steve Kerr.

Green initially suggested helium would measurement distant from the squad but Kerr said helium would instrumentality to grooming connected Thursday.

"It's truly superior stuff. We're not perfect, but we're going to thin connected the acquisition that we person unneurotic implicit the past 9 years and spot that this is the champion determination for our squad [not to suspend Green]," added Kerr.

The forward, who punched Poole aft the 2 exchanged words successful a signifier session, took a fewer days distant from the squad but volition beryllium disposable for the Warriors' last pre-season crippled connected Friday earlier their play opener against the LA Lakers connected 18 October.

"There's a immense embarrassment that comes with it. Not lone for myself, that's thing I'll person to woody with, but the embarrassment that Jordan has to woody with and that this squad has to woody with, this organisation has to woody with," said the experienced Green.

"Also Jordan's household - his household saw that video. His mother, his begetter saw that video."

Kerr, who has been successful complaint of the squad since 2014, said everyone has "a batch of enactment to do" to marque it a palmy season.

He added that the concern has been discussed with Green, Poole and elder members of the squad - including superstar shooter Stephen Curry - earlier determining his punishment.

"I tin archer you determination person been a batch of conversations," Kerr said. "It's been an exhaustive process."

The Golden State Warriors won their 4th NBA rubric successful 8 years past season, beating the Boston Celtics successful the Finals.

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