Steve Kerr Slams Draymond Green For ‘Inexcusable’ Chokehold, ‘5 Games Is Deserved’

Steve Kerr made it clear he is pissed at Draymond Green for choking Rudy Gobert earlier this week … calling the Golden State star’s actions “inexcusable.”

The Warriors head coach did not maintain again when speaking about Green’s position in Tuesday night time’s on-court combat simply earlier than the Dubs’ recreation towards the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday … explaining to reporters he did not discover Green’s actions acceptable.

“He took it too far,” Kerr mentioned. “Draymond was wrong. He knows that. It’s a bad look.”

Kerr added that the five-game ban that Draymond obtained for placing his arms round Gobert’s neck and refusing to let go in the course of the Dubs’ loss to the Timberwolves was “deserved.”

“It was a terrible visual for the league,” Kerr mentioned, “for Draymond and for everybody.”

Initially, Kerr appeared to have Green’s again following the brawl … saying Tuesday night time he thought his participant did what was wanted to guard Klay Thompson. In some methods, Kerr stood by that stance a bit on Thursday, telling media members he “had no problem” with Green getting Gobert off Thompson … however “he’s got to let go.”

“He hung on for like six, seven seconds,” Kerr mentioned.

Without Green on Thursday night time, the Warriors bought blown out by the Thunder, 128-109.