Because he never shied away from his responsibilities, Draymond Green decided to speak publicly about his punch at Jordan Poole. It is therefore in front of the journalists that he presented himself and from the start, he apologized.
” First, I assume my mistakes, and I was wrong to behave like that on Wednesday, and for that, I apologize to my team. I apologize to Jordan, and I even want to get him away again. With the leak of the video, there is huge embarrassment arising from it, not only for me … but also for the team, for the franchise, but also for Jordan’s family. It was worse than I thought. It was pathetic » did he start. His family saw the video. His mother and father have seen the video. If my mom saw the video, I know how she must feel… »
He explains that he has seen the video 15 times… even if he finds it “shitty” that someone has decided to put this video online. For him, there was a real desire to hurt him by leaking this video. From now on, it is necessary to pick up the pieces, and that passes before the conquest of the title.
” I have a job to do which is to restore confidence in our locker room and put everything back in place in order to retain our title, even if it is the least of my worries at the moment. It’s the priority. »
“I am not well at the moment, and I am doing a lot of work on myself”
By the way, he explains that there was no jealousy between him and Jordan Poole about their contract extensions. The problem is rather personal, and Draymond Green does not hide it.
No question therefore of giving the reasons for his punch.
” I’m not looking for sympathy… If anyone deserves sympathy, it’s Jordan and this team he continues. ” I am a very imperfect human being. I know these flaws better than anyone. The day it happened, I was really not well on a personal level. I do a lot of work on myself. I still have a lot to do. I failed as a leader, I failed as a man. Hurt people hurt people. I hurt someone because I was in pain. »
Draymond Green is perfectly aware that something has broken within the group, and more particularly between him and Jordan Poole. This is what saddens him even more because he had taken Jordan Poole under his wing, and they were very close: “ It’s something I regret. And there’s not a lot of things I regret in my life.”. He hopes to regain his confidence, but he is ready to accept anything. So far, they haven’t traded since Wednesday.
In the meantime, Draymond Green has decided to stay away from the group for a few days so that the group ” heal. “Will we see him for the opener against the Lakers in 10 days? ” I hope to play… Will I play? It’s different… We’re going to have to find a solution, and the answer is to go through all this. »
