Apologetic Draymond Green is temporarily stepping away from the Warriors following Jordan Poole altercation

Late on Wednesday evening, the basketball world learned Draymond Green would face team discipline following a physical altercation between him and Jordan Poole at the Warriors’ practice that day, The Athletic‘s Shams Charania reported.

Friday Morning, video of that altercation leaked, showing Green connecting on a punch violent punch directed at Poole’s face.

Then on Saturday, Green issued a public apology to Poole, Poole’s family and the Warriors’ organization during a news conference — his first public appearance since the altercation.

The biggest takeaway here? Draymond Green is going to be stepping away from the team while he figures things out.

Green announces he will step away from the team for a few days to focus on himself, and allow the team to "heal." He doesn't know how long he will be away.

— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) October 8, 2022

Here’s a portion of Green’s apology, via C.J. Holmes of the San Francisco Chronicle.

“I was wrong for my actions that took place on Wednesday.”

Here’s part of Draymond Green’s apology statement: pic.twitter.com/FURbHPqJ88

— C.J. Holmes (@CjHolmes22) October 8, 2022

How long Green is out could change the Warriors’ season, obviously, which he says is important, but “the least of his worries right now.”

But, for now, he’s apologetic and focused on doing his best to fix the relationships within the organization.

Draymond Green: "That is the task at hand to rebuild trust in our locker room and pull everything back together in order to repeat and defend a championship. Although that is the least of my worries right now, that has to stay at the forefront."

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 8, 2022