Draymond Green is no stranger to fights, so when you think about it, the fact that he had what was clearly the worst game of his career is something of an accomplishment in itself. That honor will almost certainly go to then-Golden State Warriors teammate Jordan Poole's punch during the 2022 preseason.
Draymond is I apologized It's happened many times since then, but the aftershocks of that punch and the subsequent leak of the video to TMZ are still being felt. Poole's play then cratered, and Draymond himself He blamed it for the team's defeat. Poole was disqualified from the ensuing playoffs, and to get rid of the bad vibes, Poole had to have his salary dumped to the Wizards to rent Chris Paul for a year.
But Draymond is a podcaster, so Warriors fans who still harbor bad feelings about the Punch, which basically ended before their 2022 title defense even started, needn't worry. And as anyone who has ever spoken with topical authority on the fly knows, every mistake you make in life is not actually It was a mistake, it really was just had By doing so, you can improve yourself and pass on your wisdom to others from above.
And as Draymond revealed, Penny Hardaway's Podcast “Two Cents”he had to punch Jordan Poole (emphasis mine) to learn that young players would be less receptive to his coaching if he punched Jordan Poole.
“One of my biggest failures as a veteran was what happened to Jordan Poole.. And then I had to go through the failure with Jordan Poole. He was the one who wanted to learn from me and came and chose a locker next to me. I ended everything because it was someone I spent time with and poured into. And I've never felt so miserable about most things in my life, and that was one of my biggest failures. It taught me a lot. It taught me how to be a better veterinarian for Jonathan Kuminga, and it taught me how to be a better veterinarian for Moses Moody, but I had to experience it to learn..
“And like I said, it sucked. But now I'm that vet and I just want to pour into them, so I think the most important thing for me is knowing how to do that.” I think with Jordan Poole, I wanted to pour into him and I really poured into him. I didn't necessarily know how. And it kind of led us to a place of no return because I didn't necessarily know. But for the young players, I was getting closer to that place. I know how to accomplish the same thing that I was trying to accomplish there.”
It's unclear exactly when Draymond learned the valuable lesson that hitting people makes people less likely to listen to advice, but he probably learned it at some point. rear Someone — it's hard to guess who! — basically leaked the following to Greene's then-TNT colleague Chris Haynes: Green apologized, but Poole said it was pretty much what he wanted..
But whenever the revelation hit Green that hitting his teammates meant they wouldn't listen to him, it was clear that the lesson had paid off. Because I've never heard of him hitting a teammate – young or old! – since then. he also meditation special I get it all from Amazon Prime, so that's great!
And with that newfound insight, the ambitious broadcaster wisely decided to distance his teammates from such attacks… Strangle Rudy Gobert, Attack Jusuf Nurkic with a Mortal Kombat finishing moveI took an X-ray of my ankle and confirmed that I was not injured. Stomp on Domantas Sabonis' chestand recently tried wrestling moves on Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht instead of trying to rebound free throws.
You may not like it, ladies and gentlemen, but that's what we call growing up, and while the NBA may not be a safer place for Draymond's cutthroat wisdom, at least the Warriors' practice facility It's a safe place. Congratulations to Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody. You can call Draymond “.”Expensive backpack for 30 people“As much as you want, and he won't hit you. Maybe. Maybe.
Actually, do you know? You probably shouldn't test it. Just in case.
