"Draymond apologised to the team this morning, Jordan was there in the room, I was there in the room with the team, the coaches, the players and we heard that."
Myers said "space is good" regarding Green not practicing and going home after he addressed the team.
However, the response to the footage from the public, players and former NBA stars has raised the stakes for the Warriors and pressure is now on the club to respond to what many are calling a shocking event.
The clip appears to show Green and Poole exchanging words before Green slowly begins walking towards Poole. Though it's unclear exactly what was said, Poole pushes Green away after the latter forced the pair into a close, face-to-face confrontation. That push prompted the veteran forward to lash out by punching Poole in the head and attempting to take him to the ground. Members of the team and the training staff then launched into action in attempts to separate the two players.
The fiery Green, a four-time NBA champion and four-time All-Star, has long been considered the emotional leader of the Warriors. He's been willing to get into it with his teammates when he feels it's appropriate. There is a "tough love" element to every team, Myers said, noting "Draymond is absolutely a leader on this team."
Green regularly pushes the league limit for technical fouls. He was suspended one game without pay in November 2018 for conduct detrimental to the team following an altercation with Kevin Durant. Green also sat out Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals for an accumulation of flagrant fouls.
"It's unfortunate, I'm not going to deny it," Myers said about the latest incident. "It'll take some time to move through, but we'll move through it and move forward and I'm confident that we will. We've got a good team, we've got good leadership, we've got some guys that have been here a long time."
Poole's representatives are in discussions with Myers about a contract extension ahead of the Oct. 17 deadline, one day before the defending NBA champions open the season at home against the Lakers.
Despite the outcry, Myers doesn't expect the incident to have a lingering effect.
"First, like anything you want to make sure everybody's OK, that's the No. 1 thing," Myers said. "After that, nobody likes these things, so how do you move forward? There's a process to these things, there's apologies, there's time."
- with AP
