San Francisco — Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr and forwards draymond green A heated altercation broke out during an early timeout in the third quarter on Monday night, causing Green to leave the bench and miss the final 20 minutes. win 120-97 Above orlando magic,
The Warriors trailed 71–66 at the time of the lead-off. Green had just committed a turnover and was brawling with an official when Kerr called a timeout and tried to rally his team by saying he felt they were not focused. Then there was an argument.
“We had it out a little bit,” Kerr said. “He decided to go back to the locker room to rest. That’s all I want to say about it. Everything is personal.”
starting wing moses moody And assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse tried to calm Green. After a few last words with Kerr, Green stood up and walked down the tunnel toward the locker room.
“Anger rose and I thought I’d better get out of there,” Green said. “I don’t think it was a situation where it was going to get any better. It was best to remove myself.”
Green spent the last 8:31 minutes of the third quarter in the locker room. experienced teammates Jimmy Butler III, al horford And buddy heald Went back with some members of the front office to check on him.
Green returned to the bench before the fourth quarter, but did not remove his warmups and never returned to the game. Kerr said he would not go back to Green.
“No,” Kerr said. “He wasn’t going to go back in. No. He left. He went back to the locker room. We moved on, and the guys played great.”
This was the second consecutive game that Green was out prematurely. it was Was out after playing only eight minutes Won on home ground on Saturday phoenix sun And were on the floor for only 18 minutes before departing on Monday night.
“We need Drummond,” Kerr said. “He’s a champion. We’ve been together a long time.”
“What happened is unfortunate, but it happened.”
After Green left, the Warriors took the lead after accurate shooting Stephen CurryWho made all six of his shots in the third quarter.
Curry finished with 26 points. Butler added 21. The Warriors won by 23 points in the fourth quarter, but Kerr and Green’s argument overshadowed the positive feelings of a two-game win that brought the previously struggling Warriors back to a .500 record at 15–15.
“The question is a little more negative than it should be,” Curry said. “I get why you’re asking them, but down there right now, there’s a good playlist playing on the DJ, people are doing their thing and we’re having a good time because we’re winning.”
“We’ve been at this for a long time. Sometimes you’re with people for a long time and there’s a level of comfort and it happens. We move on.”
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During the Warriors’ two most recent losses, Green committed 13 combined turnovers, creating some heat about his game. Kerr is addressing his team’s poor ball security.
But the Green turnover was his first of the night before his debate with Kerr on Monday, and Kerr said he thought Green played well in the first half.
“I’m not disappointed at all,” Green said. “Today I had one turnover. I had the ball whenever I was in the game. I know how to fix things when they become problematic. I had one turnover in my minutes. I essentially ran my offense.”
An hour after the game, Green said he still had not spoken to Kerr about the incident, but decided to confront reporters in an effort to resolve the situation. Kerr also said that it would not have a long-term impact. The two had many arguments on the court and in the locker room during their 12 seasons together.
“We’ve been working on this for a long time,” Green said. “Sometimes you stay with people for a long time and there’s a comfort level and it happens. We move on.”
