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Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green (R) totaled 9 points and 7 rebounds successful 17:46 of action during a triumph complete nan Orlando Magic connected Monday successful San Francisco. Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA
Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Draymond Green engaged successful an animated verbal feud pinch coach Steve Kerr, near nan chair and ne'er returned during a Golden State Warriors triumph complete nan Orlando Magic.
Green and Kerr exchanged words during a timeout successful nan 3rd 4th of nan 120-97 triumph Monday successful San Francisco. The seasoned guardant totaled 9 points and 7 rebounds successful 17:46 of action.
"Tempers spilled over," Green told reporters. "I conscionable thought it was champion that I sewage retired of there. I don't deliberation it was a business wherever it wasn't going to get better. It was conscionable champion to region myself. That's it."
Green said "basketball," erstwhile asked astir nan origin of nan argument. He besides said "people suffer their emotions sometimes," but did not elaborate. He expects nan Warriors to move connected and his narration pinch Kerr to beryllium "all right."
The Warriors trailed 71-66 astir 3:29 into nan 3rd 4th erstwhile Kerr called timeout. The Warriors coach sat successful a chair, facing players, earlier getting into a verbal speech pinch Green. The Warriors seasoned yet stood up and walked from nan chair area to a Chase Center passageway and into nan locker room.
Brandin Podziemski replaced Green successful nan Warriors lineup.
"We sewage into it obviously," Kerr said of his relationship pinch Green. "I took nan timeout because I felt for illustration we mislaid our attraction a small bit.
"We had it retired a small spot and he made his determination to spell backmost to nan locker room to cool off. That's each I'm going to opportunity astir it. Everything is private."
Kerr said he does not expect nan rift to linger.
"We request Draymond," Kerr said. "He's a champion. We've been together for a agelong time. All we tin do, nan remainder of nan group, is support pushing, support getting better."
The Warriors, who made conscionable 3 of 18 attempts from 3-point scope successful nan first half, drained 8 of 19 from downtown complete nan last 24 minutes. They outscored nan Magic 62-40 successful nan 2nd half, including a 31-14 separator successful nan 4th quarter.
Star defender Stephen Curry scored 18 of his 26 points successful nan 2nd half. Forward Jimmy Butler and defender Moses Moody chipped successful 21 and 20 points, respectively. Podziemski totaled 16 points disconnected nan bench.
Magic forwards Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane scored 21 and 20 points, respectively, successful nan loss.
Green, 35, averaged 8.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per crippled done his first 24 appearances this season. He besides logged 3.1 turnovers per game, nan second-highest full of his career. His .409 shooting percent is his second-worst people since 2013.
The four-time All-Star, four-time NBA champion and All-NBA defender is nether statement done adjacent season.
The Warriors (15-15) will effort to triumph a 3rd consecutive crippled erstwhile they big nan Dallas Mavericks (11-19) astatine 5 p.m. EST Thursday successful San Francisco.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C) celebrates pinch teammates aft nan Dodgers conclusion nan Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 successful 11 innings successful Game 7 to triumph nan World Series successful Toronto connected November 1, 2025. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
