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Steve Kerr Reveals Draymond Green's Punishment For Punching Jordan Poole

Draymond Green will not be suspended, and will play opening night against the Los Angeles Lakers

Joey Linn

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The Golden State Warriors have decided on a punishment for Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole at practice. Following Tuesday's pre-season game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed that Green was fined, but will not be suspended, and will play opening night against the Los Angeles Lakers.

"He is going to come back to practice on Thursday," Kerr said of Green. "He's been fined, he will not be suspended. I expect him to play Friday in our last pre-season game, and on opening night. We have spent the last week in deep discussion with all of our key figures in the organization, including Jordan and Draymond, of course... I can tell you there have been a lot of conversations. Individual one on one discussions, player only discussions... It's been an exhaustive process."

Kerr said the organization has a good feel for their team, and their level of continuity, which led them to this decision. According to Kerr, the organization assessed everything, and determined this level of punishment to be the best course of action.

"It's never easy, no matter what decision you make in a situation like this," Kerr said. "It's not gonna be perfect. This is the biggest crisis we've ever had since I've been coach here. This is really serious stuff."

Kerr finished by saying the organization isn't perfect, but they're gonna lean on their experience, and trust that this is the best decision for the team.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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