In the aftermath of Draymond Green’s reported verbal confrontation with teammate Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors are expected to sit Green for Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Late in regulation of the Warriors’ overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Green collected a rebound and ignored Durant’s call for the ball, instead dribbling upcourt into traffic and turning over the ball, which led to an argument with Durant that eventually spilled into the locker room after the game.
Green repeatedly called Durant “a bitch” after he was called out by the two-time NBA Finals MVP in the huddle for not passing him the ball, sources said. The organization is of the belief that Green cut too deep in his disagreement with Durant, sources said.
Klay Thompson, who is typically reserved, spoke up in the locker room to the surprise of his teammates about the altercation and stressed the importance of sticking together, sources said.
It is not yet clear how the Warriors will explain Green’s benching, considering it stemmed from a verbal altercation between two teammates.
Durant is expected to decline his player option for the 2019-20 season to hit free agency next summer, and the team desperately hopes to retain him.
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