Draymond Inexperienced has for the primary time addressed punching Jordan Poole at apply. Talking to the media on Thursday, Inexperienced insisted he and Poole had been shifting previous the incident.
“Jordan’s knowledgeable and I’m knowledgeable,” he stated. “We have now a job to do…We’re gonna do what it takes to win, and I feel that’s a very powerful factor.”
The Warriors fined Inexperienced an undisclosed quantity however determined in opposition to suspending him. That cleared the way in which for Inexperienced to return to apply on Thursday and Golden State massive man Kevon Looney stated there was no lingering dangerous blood in any way.
“There was pleasure within the health club,” Looney stated. “Individuals was speaking stuff, competing… Felt like a standard day to me. Issues occur and we form of transfer on fairly quick. I feel that’s what makes our group particular.”
In the meantime, Inexperienced additionally addressed his future with the group throughout Thursday’s media availability. Assuming he determined to choose up his participant possibility for 2023-24, he would change into an unrestricted free agent in the summertime of 2024.
Golden State’s record-breaking payroll and luxurious tax invoice has fuelled hypothesis that the group must select between re-signing both Inexperienced or Poole.
“I spoke on that on the very starting, I stated I don’t assume we’ll do an extension,” Inexperienced stated. “That doesn’t imply I don’t assume I’ll be again right here, I simply don’t assume we’ll do an extension this yr.”
Inexperienced and the Warriors will start their championship defence once they face the Lakers on Tuesday subsequent week.
