Kevin Durant took an interesting position on the Draymond Green and Jordan Poole altercation that has been the biggest talking point of the NBA preseason.
The Draymond Green and Jordan Poole altercation continues to be the biggest talking point of the NBA preseason. Reports of the bust up in the Golden State Warriors camp in preseason has dealt a major blow to the defending champions’ morale ahead of the upcoming season, and has made the Warriors the centre point of all the build up to the new season – and not in a good way.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Green and Poole got into an altercation during the Warriors’ practice session, where tempers flared and Green forcibly struck Poole before the practice session was called off. According to sources, the altercation might have stemmed from an atmosphere of tension because of the players’ respective contract situations with the Warriors.
While speculation of whether the rumors were true plagued the Warriors’ build-up to the new season, things went from bad to worse when the footage of the bust-up was leaked for the world to see on social media. Even though Green has since publicly apologized to Poole and the team, reports suggest that damage has already been done in what is now a broken locker room.
The incident has attracted a lot of opinions from NBA analysts, professionals, as well as fans – and the most recent person to give his two cents on the situation is none other than former Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant. KD spoke about what he feels about the situation, and it is certainly an interesting position that Durant has taken up.
The Brooklyn Nets superstar gave his two cents and took up a very interesting position on the Green-Poole altercation.
Speaking to Nick Friedell of ESPN, Durant said that he has never seen a situation like this. “It’s rare. I’ve been in the league 16 years and I’ve never seen that until the other day on camera.” KD added: “We’ve all got our opinions, but to be honest, mine’s don’t matter. It is what it is.”
Kevin Durant who has been in an altercation with Green during his Warriors days – also said that he doesn’t think the situation will derail the Warriors’ season. According to Friedell, KD is confident that Green’s punch will not derail the Warriors – but he also understands that it’s “not the same situation,” that he and Green dealt with.
However, KD added that he’s hoping his old team can move forward.