{"id":95006,"date":"2022-10-12T17:06:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T17:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/warriors-full-punishment-for-draymond-green-revealed\/"},"modified":"2022-10-12T17:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T17:06:24","slug":"warriors-full-punishment-for-draymond-green-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/warriors-full-punishment-for-draymond-green-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors’ full punishment for Draymond Green revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

As much as the leaked video of Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole probably helped the Warriors in the long term, it also put the front office in a sticky spot in the short term. The video made it clear that their initial punishment of a day or two away from practice, plus a fine, was insufficient. But upping the punishment would look weak, like they were reacting to the video going public when they already should have had all the information they needed.<\/p>\n

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So Green took a slightly longer break from the team \u2014 mutually agreed upon, not a suspension, coach Steve Kerr made sure to say. After all that, Green will be returning to the team on Thursday, delayed less than a week by the video leak. Green will play in the Warriors’ preseason finale Friday and their season opener against the Lakers on Oct. 18, Kerr said Tuesday night. Kerr added that Green was found. He wouldn’t say how much, but the most Green could be fined under league rules is $50,000.<\/p>\n

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Kerr struck a more conciliatory tone Tuesday night, focusing more on Green’s transgression than the fact it was aired out. “This is the biggest crisis that we’ve ever had since I’ve been coach here,” he said<\/a>. “It’s really serious stuff. We’re not perfect, our team isn’t perfect.”<\/p>\n

Poole still hasn’t spoken to media since the incident, but he played in a preseason game, looking healthy and spry. Kerr said Poole played a role in Green’s return to the team. “He’s cool. Not much fazes him,” Kerr said<\/a>. “And I think that’s why we’re going the way we’re going, because we know that he’s fine. We know that he’s willing to move forward<\/a>. He’s willing to basically get back out on the floor with Draymond and go to work.”<\/p>\n

This isn’t Green’s first infraction, and it’s not the first time that the Warriors let him off with a relatively light punishment. During his tenure, the Warriors have bet that Green’s aggression will mostly be trained on their opponents, and they’re willing to bear the cost of that aggression coming home occasionally. “Any criticism that we face here is fair,” Kerr said Tuesday night. “I trust Draymond that he will stay on that edge and not lean over.”<\/p>\n

That trust might be misplaced. Or maybe what Kerr really meant is that he’s still ready to deal with what happens when Green does cross the line. <\/p>\n

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