Green disputes new Kerr-Poole clash version amid locker-room debate

A viral social media post this week reignited debate over the 2022 training-camp altercation in which Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green punched then-teammate Jordan Poole, but Green has pushed back on new versions of what led to the clash. The dispute centers on an unverified claim that coach Steve Kerr told Poole to stand up to Green and that Poole replied by calling Green "an expensive backpack for 30," a reference to Stephen Curry, before Green struck him. Green responded on Threads by posting six cap emojis, signaling the account was false.

The original practice fight, captured on video and widely circulated at the time, forced a reckoning inside the Warriors organization and is broadly acknowledged as a turning point for the franchise. Video clips from the incident show a heated exchange during a timeout, with Green at one point threatening Poole while teammates and coaches intervened. Green has publicly apologized for the punch and called the episode a low point in his career, including remarks on his podcast and a prior on-air admission that he should not have hit Poole.

Accounts of the newly circulated narrative conflict. The social post alleged Kerr...