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After an altercation with Jordan Poole, Draymond Green is expected to rejoin his Golden State Warriors teammates and will be available on opening night against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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After an altercation with Jordan Poole, Draymond Green is expected to rejoin his Golden State Warriors teammates, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed.

Draymond Green

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According to Kerr, Green wasn't suspended but received a fine. He will play in the Warriors' last pre-season game and be available on opening night against the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Draymond and I have been together for eight years. We've had plenty of run-ins," said Kerr." But I trust him. He broke our trust with this incident, but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt because I think he's earned that -- and I think our team feels the same way." "It's been an exhausting process," Kerr added. "We feel like this is the best way, after assessing everything, for us to move forward. This is the biggest crisis that we've ever had since I've been the coach here. Really serious stuff."

On Saturday, Green announced his decision to take away some time from the team.

The leaked video shows Draymond Green exchanging words with Jordan Poole along the baseline before bumping chests with the guard, who tries to push the veteran forward out of the way. He then retaliates with a vicious punch to knock his teammate down.

"Number one, I was wrong for my actions that took place on Wednesday, and for that, I apologized to my team, I apologized to Jordan. I don't hide from anything. I own my mistakes," Green said.

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