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The violent altercation between Golden State Warriors stars Draymond Green and Jordan Poole has sent shock waves across the NBA world. The situation has become a huge taint for the reigning champions. This off-season has been one of the most controversial in recent times. And this adds insult to injury after the issues surrounding Ime Udoka, the head coach of other finalists, the Boston Celtics and Robert Sarver, the owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury unfolded. Recently, the video of Green hitting his teammate was leaked which has made the situation worse.

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When the issue first came out, many thought it might just be a scuffle during practice. And most fans felt that it is normal between teammates. But after the release of the video, the perception has changed a bit. As per reports, even the Warriors‘ management is looking at the incident differently after they saw the video.

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Ever since the release of the video many have had their say about it. Recently, former Warrior, Kwame Brown shared his opinion about the whole ordeal. As a veteran NBA player, he has definitely seen a lot of things. And he feels it is normal for teammates to fight in the NBA.

Kwame Brown states the Draymond Green incident is nothing compared to other incidents

The Washington Wizards selected Kwame Brown as the #1 pick in the 2001 NBA draft straight out of high school. But he did not turn out to be a good addition to the team. Michael Jordan was part owner and president of Basketball Operations of the Wizards. That season, he came out of his retirement for the second time to play for the team.

While talking about the Draymond Green incident, Brown said it is nothing compared to the stories of Jordan and Charles Oakley. “Boy, I could tell you some stories about Oak, MJ, and all kinda s**t. Man, what he[Green] did was nothing,”?Brown said.

At the beginning of the video, Brown claimed, “I’ve seen fights like that happen all the time. S**t I played on a team with Oakley they slap a m*****f***** every other day.”

Charles Oakley joined the Chicago Bulls in 1985 and played with Jordan for three years. He then again played with Jordan with the Wizards in the 2002-03 season. And Kwame Brown did not have a good time playing for the Wizards. He once disclosed?Jordan used coach Doug Collins to disrespect him.

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Even though Brown stated fights are normal between teammates, he felt Green‘s punch looked personal. Furthermore, he stated it won’t be easy for Poole to play with Green since the video is leaked and his family could have seen it. Interestingly, the contracts of both Poole and Green are up for an extension.

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Bagavathi Eswaran is a senior NBA writer at EssentiallySports, having a strong passion for the sport since the age of ten. As a former college player, Bagavathi has been following the NBA for more than a decade and has found his calling in writing about the sport. He has used his expertise in covering the NBA, as well as other arenas of the sport, to write more than 1400 articles at ES. Bagavathi's pieces on the increasingly dominant presence of European basketball and those following the journey of women-ballers are particularly noteworthy. Along with being a full-time writer, he is also a part of a group of young coaches groomed as trainers by Junior NBA. Bagavathi has trained players from schools and colleges, as well as underprivileged students who can attend the camps for free.

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