Draymond Green has opened up about the Jordan Poole punch and according to him, the footage was released to portray him negatively in the eyes of the public.
Draymond wants everyone to believe that there was a plot to paint him black with the viral footage via Yahoo Sports;
It’s been three months since the video footage of Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole began to circulate and it’s still unclear what events led up to its release.
Green doesn’t have any plans of clearing things up any time soon, but sat down with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks in an interview released on Friday where he briefly spoke about the interaction and claimed that the leaked footage was part of a conspiracy to negatively impact his image.
“That video was put out there like that to portray me the exact way it did,” Green said.
“You feel like it was a calculated thing for the video to come out?” Rooks followed up with Draymond.
“100%,” he responded. “You’ve never seen another video from our practices. … Who was it calculated by? I don’t know. I would still love to know the answer.”
Green added that his reaction to whatever occurred prior to the punch was wrong. Sources told Yahoo Sports’ Vince Goodwill that tensions between Green and Poole over their contract extensions had been boiling since training camp began.
Green said that his focus right now is on the team’s performance, as the Warriors sit under .500 and eighth place in the Western Conference.
“I care more about figuring this team out and trying to win,” Green said. He added that “there’s always a time” to tell his elusive side of events.
Green has been somewhat vocal about his altercation with Poole, but in the least illuminating way possible.
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