Green’s X Apology and Podcast Follow-up

In January 2025, Draymond Green issued his most explicit public remorse since 2022. On January 19, after a Wizards–Warriors game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Green posted on X: “I really am sorry” [10]. The brief statement appeared in the wake of renewed media attention around Jordan Poole’s return game and Poole’s general remarks about former teammates that night. Green followed up on January 22 during a podcast conversation with Baron Davis, doubling down on accountability: “I'm sorry. I shouldn't have punched him. But it happened. Let's move on” [11]. In the same appearance, he emphasized outreach beyond Poole himself: “I even apologized to his parents,” addressing a point previously raised publicly by Jordan Poole’s father in 2023 [11,8]. ESPN summarized Green’s X post and the podcast comments, noting his desire to move past the incident while reiterating that he was at fault [10]. NBC Sports Bay Area carried additional transcript snippets and embedded the podcast clip, amplifying the circulation of his words across team markets [11]. The statements did not provide new details about what was said before the punch, but they sought to reframe the conversation toward closure and personal responsibility. These remarks aligned with Green’s October 2022 apology but were more concise and emphatic, responding to the lingering public memory of the TMZ video and subsequent commentary cycles [1,2,10,11].

The January 2025 apologies represented a renewed attempt by Green to end a story that had persisted across seasons and teams. By stating “I really am sorry” on X and again saying, “I shouldn’t have punched him,” on his podcast, Green made a clear, succinct appeal to move beyond the incident while reaffirming fault [10,11]. His statement that he apologized to Poole’s parents addressed a specific public challenge raised by Anthony Poole in 2023, signaling awareness of the broader audience involved in the fallout [8,11]. Even without evidence of a private reconciliation, the messaging aimed to shift attention from past conflict to present accountability.

As of January 22, 2025, there were no verified reports of a private meeting or joint statement between Green and Poole confirming reconciliation [10,11]. Public discourse around the incident quieted after the 2025 comments, with coverage focusing on whether both parties would acknowledge closure in the future. The Warriors continued their season with Green in the lineup, and Poole remained with the Wizards. Any significant change to the narrative would likely require on-record acknowledgment from both principals, but none has been documented since the 2025 posts and podcast [10,11].