Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green explained the true meaning behind the apology he sent via social media to former teammate Jordan Poole. Last week, after the Golden State Warriors’ win over the Washington Wizards,

Jordan Poole has plopped down on the floor of an animal shelter. He’s sitting crisscross applesauce and playing with kittens. He takes one of those colorful cat charmers from Cindy the volunteer and twirls it in front of Cheeto the dancing cat. Dander sticks out on his all-black attire, and Poole doesn’t care.

Draymond Green had a brief but meaningful response to Washington Wizards star Jordan Poole's Golden State Warriors comment.

Draymond Green and Jordan Poole faced off as the Golden State Warriors took on the Washington Wizards. It was the second time the teams went up against each other this season.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wants “nothing but the best” for former Warriors guard Jordan Poole. But that doesn’t mean he laments the trade that sent him 18 months ago to the Washington Wizards.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is sending an apology to a former teammate, Jordan Poole. The two players seem to have beef.

Green has apologized to Poole — and, as he mentioned, his parents — multiple times before this instance and has taken responsibility. Yet he admitted he feels “kind of in between on certain days” when reflecting on what went down. “You can’t call a man a b-word and push him and not get hit, either,” Green said on the podcast.

Draymond Green is ready to move on from his altercation with former teammate Jordan Poole back in Oct. 2022, when Green punched Poole during a practice.

Jan 18, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole (13) drives with the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Dennis Schroder (71) during the first quarter at ...

After winning their fourth championship in eight years, the Golden State Warriors were confident in running it back for a shot at another. The Warriors ultimately lost in the second round the following year, and rising star Jordan Poole was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for veteran point guard Chris Paul.

And recently, Tristan Vukcevic, his Washington Wizards teammate, adopted a cat at PetSmart. When Dawn Wallace, the executive director of Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation, tells Poole that she heard he inspired Vukcevic to become a cat guy, a Wizards staffer leans over and whispers to me, “More like made him.” -via Washington Post / January 29, 2025