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WATCH: Draymond Green DECKS Fellow Warriors Player Jordan Poole On Video, Green’s Reps Offer Explanation For NBA Practice Scuffle

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;draymond&plus;green&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Draymond Green<&sol;strong><&sol;a> was caught on video viciously attacking <strong>Jordan Poole<&sol;strong> during NBA practice earlier this week&comma; and now Green&&num;8217&semi;s representatives are saying it&&num;8217&semi;s because Poole has been acting differently ever since winning an NBA title&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The video&comma; obtained by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;07&sol;draymond-green-video-punch-jordan-poole-practice-golden-state-warriors&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>TMZ<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&comma; shows Green as he violently punches Poole in the face&comma; reportedly after some trash talk in practice&period; Poole was uninjured after the scrap&comma; however Green is now facing a suspension for the attack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Video Of Draymond Green&&num;8217&semi;s Wild Haymaker Punch To Teammate Jordan Poole&&num;8217&semi;s Face During Practice Goes Viral<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The two can be seen stepping up to each other before Green chest bumps Poole&comma; prompting the younger player to push him&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s when Green unleashes a haymaker of a punch right to Poole&&num;8217&semi;s face&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1578392133307748352" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Other Warriors players could be seen immediately rushing in to stop the squabble as Green stands above Poole&comma; before the short video clip cuts out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The video reveals how intense NBA practices can be&comma; with Green being a well-known aggressive player on the court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Green&comma; who is 6&&num;8217&semi;6 and 230 lbs&comma; is a formidable physical force&comma; so that punch had to have hurt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Warriors General Manager Bob Myers Tries To Downplay Incident&comma; Green Facing Suspension Over Attack<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Warriors GM Bob Myers tried to downplay the incident later&comma; saying&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;These things happen&period; Nobody likes it&period; We don&&num;8217&semi;t condone it&comma; but it happens&period;&&num;8221&semi; He goes on to say&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Draymond <strong>apologized to the team<&sol;strong>&period; Jordan was there in the room &&num;8230&semi; as far as any suspension&comma; punishment&comma; fine&comma; we will handle that internally&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-c5453e3e3cdcc36dc56d59fb20db6136" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default ">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"video-block">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9">&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CjWv0pPr03j" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Stephen Curry called reports &&num;8220&semi;absolute BS&&num;8221&semi; claiming a change in Poole&&num;8217&semi;s attitude amidst contract negotiations caused the fight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Green has a history of violent and aggressive behavior&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Draymond Green&colon; A Violent And Aggressive History On-And-Off Court<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>In 2018&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;tsrsports-golden-state-warriors-draymond-green-suspended-one-game-without-pay-for-argument-with-teammate-kevin-durant&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>The Shade Room<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reported Green was suspended for a game for an argument with then-teammate Kevin Durant&period; Witnesses to the locker-room scene called it one of the most volatile episodes of the Warriors’ dynastic run&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That same year&comma; Tristan Thompson allegedly put the paws on Green at an ESPYs after party&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;tristan-thompson-allegedly-put-the-paws-on-draymond-green-at-an-espys-after-party&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>The Shade Room<&sol;strong><&sol;a> previously reported&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Bossip&comma; Tristan punched Draymond in the face&comma; and surprisingly got the best of him sources say&period; They also said that LeBron James and Kevin Durant stepped in and broke up the alleged altercation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"99706" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;watch-draymond-green-decks-fellow-warriors-player-jordan-poole-on-video-greens-reps-offer-explanation-for-nba-practice-scuffle&sol;" data-secure&equals;"b58d235200"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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