Steve Kerr finally called out Draymond Green’s harmful…

Steve Kerr finally called out Draymond Green’s harmful antics while discussing his suspension

Draymond Green’s latest suspension for crossing the line by punching the Phoenix Suns’ Jusif Nurkic has had a reverberating effect on the Golden State Warriors. With an important connector like Green missing games indefinitely, it’s fair to wonder whether the Steph Curry-era iteration of the team is truly done competing for championships.

But the elephant in the room remains Green, someone whom the Warriors have seemingly enabled over the years because he still helped more than hurt them. With that scale probably being tipped the wrong way for the first time, it seems even head coach Steve Kerr is done with the nonsense.

When asked to address Green’s indefinite suspension on Thursday, Kerr didn’t mince words. He effectively said Green has to be helped and that the person who choked Rudy Gobert and punched Jordan Poole needs to change.

I mean … phew:

Steve Kerr addressed Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension for the first time:

“It’s about more than basketball. It’s about helping Draymond … The one who choked Rudy (Gobert)… the one who punched Jordan (Poole) last year, that’s the guy who needs to change.” pic.twitter.com/KozrfwmhUF

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) December 15, 2023

Of course, these are just words. There needs to be substance to Kerr’s rhetoric in order to inspire and create legitimate change in Green’s on-court approach. We’ll see whether the Warriors coach stays true to his word.

This was how Twitter reacted to Kerr finally calling Green out

hes finally calling him out https://t.co/KzKRqxe1JG pic.twitter.com/EDeTYDaMou

— 🫵🏾 (@RESILlENClA) December 15, 2023

Oh yes, I’m sure this 33 year old man who’s been playing this style for a decade will now honestly decide to change his ways. https://t.co/mZMHGMnKiu pic.twitter.com/zhF9jpcUjS

— Will (@willigus) December 15, 2023

https://t.co/4fM2qafGUE pic.twitter.com/GVbpsMG1Lk

— Tayler Peterson (@Tayler_P15) December 15, 2023

Steve is so good at this reflection, knows what to say outside of basketball https://t.co/nFF5pzd30u

— Stoven Exotic (@stevewalsh127) December 15, 2023

This would hold more weight if he didn’t seemingly enable or at least downplay all those previous actions when they happened. https://t.co/AXX6SnRmaS

— 2021 NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks (@BucksBurner) December 15, 2023

Good thing Steve has ALWAYS held him accountable https://t.co/XlBpFNr029

— Emmett ognar (@big_omlet) December 15, 2023

Really thoughtful & insightful answer from Coach Kerr – someone who knows Dray well and sincerely cares about him. Wishing him all the best #NBA #Warriors https://t.co/OEgYNsEeVJ

— Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT (@3cbPerformance) December 15, 2023