Over three months ago, the Golden State Warriors, the defending champions, went through the wringer when Draymond Green punched young guard Jordan Poole in practice. What was dubbed an internal matter initially became an all-out public affair when TMZ released a video of the incident. Besides suffering major backlash from the NBA world, Green also came under scrutiny from the league for his conduct on the court. Recently, an NBA veteran hinted that the Golden State Warriors organization might be responsible for the leaked footage for various reasons.

Former NBA guard Gilbert Arenas recently accused the Golden State Warriors of conspiring against Green in an interview with DJ Vlad. He also laid out the Warriors’ potential motives for doing such an act.

Gilbert Arenas accuses the Golden State Warriors of leaking Green-Poole footage

Former star point guard and media personality Gilbert Arenas recently appeared for an interview with Vlad TV. Like always, Arenas didn’t hesitate to give candid takes on various matters surrounding the NBA and Hollywood. However, in one of the interview segments, Arenas pulled out all stops when he made a bold allegation against the Warriors.

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Arenas didn’t hesitate to propose a conspiracy involving the video’s leak when asked about his thoughts on the Green-Poole incident. The 3x All-Star argued that the Warriors might have engineered the video leak in an attempt to lower the salary requirements of the 4x NBA champion. 

Arenas strongly hinted at a potential leak from the Warriors themselves. He backed his allegations by talking about the team’s control of all media activity at the practice facility. He also pointed out that the Warriors could fire or sue the parties implicated in leaking the video and breaching trust. Arenas concluded his argument with a striking question. 

Arenas said, “If this gets out, you are fired immediately, and we are suing because we are on private property that’s on the footage, and we own the footage. So if it gets to TMZ you gotta remember, Who’s contract is up this summer!”

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In the segment, the former Warriors guard further argued that the video leak could have been an alleged attempt of the Warriors to lower Green’s salary by taking away his bargaining power in the upcoming contract negotiations. The video leak surely tarnished the 32-year-old’s reputation in the eyes of the media and the public. Arenas further pointed out that Draymond Green’s actions weren’t anything out of the ordinary and these things are actually pretty common in the league.

Green currently serves the penultimate year of his 4-year $100 million contract. After next season, the 4x NBA champion and former DPOY will become an unrestricted free agent.

The aftermath of Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole in practice

The defending champions hit a roadblock in the days leading up to the 2022-23 NBA season. On October 6th, reports involving a physical altercation between Green and Poole in the Warriors’ practice facility came to light. However, all hell broke loose when TMZ released a leaked video from the facility of Green punching the young guard. Green received major backlash following the video leak. 

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The Warriors took action against the 4x NBA champion and he was issued a fine, following which he racked up almost $1 million in career fines. Green did not suffer any suspension and made his season debut against the Los Angeles Lakers on opening night.