01 Oct
Steve Kerr Rumors
Warriors not concerned about Draymond Green's absence
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr on Draymond Green: “I’m not concerned at all about Draymond’s absence. We’ve been in contact. He’s been playing in this league a long time. Our main concern is making sure he’s comfortable with the situation he’s dealing with and whenever he gets here, he gets here.”
Kerith Burke: “I feel more confident in Jordan (Poole) than ever. He’s been our most consistent worker for two years now,” Steve Kerr said. This season, Kerr challenged him to get better defensively. He wants Jordan to play with Steph.
Nick Friedell: Kerr says Draymond (excused absence) was not at Tuesday’s first practice. Kerr said he liked the “vibe” around the team — especially the fact that Klay is participating in non-contact drills and is in very good spirits as his rehab continues.
Connor Letourneau: Steve Kerr on potentially missing a player for a stretch due to his vaccination status: “We’ll just see how everything plays out. We’re hopeful that it all is resolved over the next couple of weeks. We’re going into camp tomorrow with a plan to have everyone on the floor.”
In their sit-down interview back in August, Durant and Green rehashed the incident and how it ultimately affected KD’s decision to leave the Warriors. Surprisingly, KD claimed it wasn’t the beef itself that pushed him away, but the way Steve Kerr, Bob Myers and the front office handled things. “It wasn’t the argument,” the former Warriors star said. “It was the way that everybody … Steve Kerr acted like it didn’t happen. Bob Myers tried to just discipline you and think that would put a mask over everything. I really felt that was such a big situation for us as a group, the first time we went through something like that. We had to get that s— all out.”
