Kenny 'The Jet' Smith says the reaction to Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole at practice is being overblown, and that it happens 'at least twice a year on each team.'
similar incidents will happen"at least twice a year on each team."in the middle of a Warriors workout ... and the NBA analyst told us that while it was"uncomfortable" to watch, it's not nearly as serious as some think it is."That behavior is uncommon in normal society, without question," Smith said."However, that behavior happens a lot in sports because of the physicality, the adrenaline, and all those things.
"I thought it was going to be worse when I saw the video. I was like, 'Oh, they just got into a scuffle.'"The video certainly seems to show far more than that -- in the footage, Green appears to lunge at Poole with full force following a verbal spat ... striking him in the jaw and knocking him to the floor.
Smith, though, insisted fights like these happen all the time in the Association -- including back in his playing days. "I won two championships with like five guys who fought," said Smith, who won back-to-back titles with the Rockets in 1994 and 1995.on Saturday following the release of the video ... taking accountability for his role in the fight and saying he was stepping away from the team for a few days.
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