Jordan Poole drops 38 years on former Warriors team, says he loves ‘most of those guys’, Green apologizes

Jordan Poole had himself a night against his former team in a loss Saturday night, knocking down eight 3-pointers en route to 38 points, with five rebounds and assists each.

After the game, Poole told Marc Spears of ESPN’s Andscape that he still loved “most” of the guys in that locker room, with the clear exception being Draymond Green, who beat Poole during 2022 training camp, a move that clouded the team throughout season and killed the positive vibes for a team coming off a championship.

Green saw that quote on X and apologized.

I don’t doubt that Green is sincere here, but I also can’t blame Poole if he chooses not to accept it. Several times since the incident, Green has admitted he made a mistake and let Poole and the organization down.

Green has punished himself more than Golden State did. The organization initially tried to downplay the incident, but when video of the altercation leaked, the Warriors made their priorities clear: They fined Green but didn’t suspend him, then traded Poole and kept Green around. Last season, Green was banned from the NBA indefinitely after he hit Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face, and as part of the suspension he had to attend therapy sessions. Reports are that a more mature, “handsome” Green emerged from it.