playKerr: Bench spat with Draymond 'not my finest hour' (1:56)Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he regrets how he handled his recent in-game argument with Draymond Green. (1:56)Tim BontempsDec 24, 2025, 05:09 PM ETCloseTim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN. com who covers the league and what's impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSAN FRANCISCO -- In a remarkable 15-minute media session Wednesday, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr took responsibility for his argument with Draymond Green that caused the forward to leave the bench in the middle of a timeout during the third quarter of Monday's win against the Orlando Magic and said his goal remains for Green to retire as a Warrior."Monday night was not my finest hour, and that was a time I needed to be calm in the huddle," Kerr said after Golden State's practice at Chase Center on Wednesday, about 24 hours before the Warriors will take on the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day.
