Overview
- During a third‑quarter timeout of Monday’s win over Orlando, Draymond Green argued with Steve Kerr, left for the locker room, returned in warmups, and was not put back in the game.
- Kerr called the episode “not my finest hour,” said he and Green apologized to each other and to the team, and reiterated their long partnership.
- Kerr indicated Green keeps his lineup spot and expressed a desire for him to finish his career with the Warriors, with no additional punishment announced.
- Kerr labeled the Warriors “a fading dynasty,” placing the dispute within a .500 season and a narrower margin for error.
- Analysts questioned the optics of Green leaving the bench, with Tim Legler calling it highly unusual, while outside trade ideas surfaced as speculation alongside scrutiny of Green’s declining production.