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Sports
Draymond Green Publicly
Lakers Extend
Jordan Poole Dazzles
Apologizes For Punching
GM Rob Pelinka
In 124-121 Pre-Season
Jordan Poole; Will Take
Through 2025-26
Leave From Warriors
Rob Pelinka is re- portedly set to handle major Lakers pressers for another four seasons after a contract exten- sion kicks in.
The Golden State War- riors have had a tumultuous past few days after Dray- mond Green punched Jor- dan Poole during practice last week.
Given the turmoil, Dub Nation was happy to have some basketball to watch. The Warriors lost to the Lak- ers 124-121 last Friday, falling to 2-1 on the preseason.
Green remains away from the team as part of the punishment for last week’s incident. Klay Thompson was also out as he continues working to overcome some mental hurdles. Still, the mood was light before the game as the Warriors
Draymond Green
spoke during the Golden State Warriors' media avail- ability on Saturday, and de- livered a heartfelt public apology for punching his teammate Jordan Poole at practice last week.
News first broke of the al- tercation between Green and Poole on Oct. 5. Information began to trickle out over the next few days, and we found out that Green and Poole had been beefing since train- ing camp began. There had been some rumors that it had been about Poole's possible contract extension, but
ROB The Lakers PELINKA
DRAYMOND GREEN Green refuted that directly.
Green wouldn't say what led to the fight, but he did re- veal that he's been dealing with some things in his per- sonal life and hadn't been able to leave them off the court.
have reportedly aligned the contract of lead basketball ex- ecutive with its coach, extend- ing Rob Pelinka through the end of the 2025-26 season.
That ties him to the four- year span in front of first-year coach Darvin Ham. The own- ership group — headed by Jeanie Buss — was attempt- ing to allow management and the coach to be “in alignment on one vision.”
JORDAN POOLE
warmed up with star Steph Curry sharing a fun moment with Poole, handing him a trophy for finishing ahead of him in free-throw percentage last season.
Season
Loss To Lakers
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