Draymond Green Tweets 'I Really Am Sorry' to Jordan Poole Quote on 'Love,' Warriors

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green once again expressed regret after former teammate Jordan Poole may have referenced some lingering bad blood between them.

After the Washington Wizards lost 122-114 to the Warriors on Saturday night, Poole reflected in the locker room that "I love those guys over there" before adding "I love most of those guys over there." Some read the clarification as a dig at Green.

The four-time All-Star saw the quote relayed by Andscape's Marc J. Spears and replied, "I really am sorry."

Green famously punched Poole during a team practice in October 2022, a moment that lingered throughout the 2022-23 season. Poole was traded to the Wizards in July 2023 as part of the deal that brought veteran guard Chris Paul to the Bay Area.

Green discussed the incident on Penny Hardaway's Two Cents Podcast and called it "one of my biggest failures as a vet" (via Andy Lindquist of NBC Sports Bay Area).

"It took me to go through that failure with Jordan Poole, who was someone that came in and chose his locker to be next to me because he wanted to learn from me," he said. "[He] was someone that I would spend time with and that I would pour into, and I [f--ked] it all up."

Green drew an indefinite suspension from the NBA midway through last season after striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the face during a game. As part of the suspension, the four-time NBA champion had to attend league-mandated therapy sessions.

ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk profiled Green earlier this month and detailed how much he evolved thanks to therapy and check-ins with NBA officials.

Travis Walton, a friend of Green's dating back to college, said he has witnessed "a nicer Draymond" in the months since.

"He's more intentional," Walton said to Youngmisuk. "He's more softer with things. Maybe when he's ready to erupt [in a training session], he's like, 'Let me look at it from a different perspective,' [where] the old Draymond would've went off. The old Draymond would've had a lot more to say than the Draymond right now."

Green can't roll back the clock and make it so that the altercation with Poole never happened. But he's clearly contrite about the situation, so perhaps he and Poole can squash any remaining beef.