Steve Kerr praises Jordan Poole's mental fortitude with extension looming - Abbeyfeale Golf Club Abbeyfeale Steve Kerr praises Jordan Poole’ s mental fortitude with extension looming Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram With extension looming, Kerr praises Poole’s ‘tough’ mentality originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Jordan Poole got punched in the face by his teammate Draymond Green, finished his workout the same day and then shone in the Warriors’ preseason loss to the Los Angeles Lakers four days later. Warriors coach Steve Kerr praised the young guard’s character and level-headedness throughout all the chaos and reiterated how purposeful everything has played out. “I mean there’s a reason Jordan is where he is right now,” Kerr told reporters Sunday. “Especially when you consider where he was coming out of Michigan as a late first-round pick. Struggling his first few months in the league. There’s a reason he’s in this position, about to sign a big extension hopefully.” Poole dropped a team-high 25 points on 52.6 percent shooting from the field and 33 percent from 3-point range. He also dished out six assists and grabbed four boards in the 124-121 loss to a LeBron James-less Lakers squad at Chase Center on Sunday. During practice last Wednesday, it was first reported that there was an altercation between Poole and Green in which the latter “forcefully struck” the former, and that’s really all that was known. But less than 48 hours later, a video obtained and published by TMZ Sports showed Green punching Poole and knocking him to the ground, thus changing everything. It went from an internal issue in a closed practice to the hands of anyone and everyone with a smartphone. While Poole has yet to address the matter, even though Green, Kerr and other Warriors teammates have, his actions on the court definitely spoke volumes. “The guy’s tough,” Kerr said. “He’s mentally tough, he’s physically tough. He’s ultra-confident in his game and he showed it tonight.” RELATED Why JP altercation ‘ feels different’ to Draymond than others Poole — in the final year of his rookie contract — is in line for a massive payday soon as the deadline for a contract extension is Oct. 17. Story continues If a deal doesn’t get finalized, the 23-year-old guard would become a restricted free agent next summer. The numbers and dollar signs haven’t been sorted out yet, but this season could make that a lot clearer with how he performs on the floor. And he’s off to a great start. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast Related Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Advertisement Recent Posts 3 seconds ago Steve Kerr praises Jordan Poole’ s mental fortitude with extension looming 2 mins ago As the Mets bow to the Padres another season of unrealized expectations hangs over New York 4 mins ago Round of 8 sets after Charlotte Roval 5 mins ago Patrick Cantlay’ s Shriners soured by closing triple bogey 11 mins ago Law enforcement investigating Lee Zeldin home attack Back to top button Abbeyfeale Golf Club