A recent video focusing on an interaction between Jordan Poole and his new Washington Wizards teammate Deni Avdija has caught the attention of basketball fans. As many of us should be aware, this has been quite an eventful offseason and preseason for Jordan Poole.
The NBA star’s relationship with the Golden State Warriors started falling apart at the start of last season. A video of him being viciously punched by Draymond Green soon went viral and brought about quite a lot of negative attention and scrutiny on the entire roster.
Although the team managed to stay together for the rest of the season and playoffs, the GSW management decided to trade away Poole to the Wizards this season in return for Chris Paul. Since then, we have seen both Poole and CP3 suit up for their new teams.
However, Jordan’s latest interaction with Deni certainly has fans puzzled. With that being said, let us take a closer look and find out more about this situation.
What happened between Jordan Poole and Deni Avdija?
While Poole might have gone through a lot during this offseason, there is no denying that he has a chance to resurrect his NBA career with the Washington Wizards. After all, he will be one of the best players on the court and allowed to handle the ball a lot more. We already got a small glimpse of his capabilities in his recent preseason match.
With joining a new team, friction and disagreement with teammates are quite common. That is exactly what happened between Poole and Avdija. As we can tell from the video, Poole appeared to get quite heated during an interaction with Deni.
They got real beef lmaooo pic.twitter.com/j5iUZlY5Xd https://t.co/YmZvrBUHuv
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) October 19, 2023
Despite the fact that their interaction didn’t seem out of control, fans were quick to claim that a sense of hate between teammates was already in the works, “Nah they alr dead hate each other n it’s only preseason.”
Nah they alr dead hate each other n it’s only preseason😭
— сhase🪐 (@ChaseHoops_) October 19, 2023
Although none of the players around them thought that this interaction had serious conflict, fans believe that there is genuine hate between Poole and the rest of the Wizards. After all, he never expected to be traded there and his chances of winning a title with his team team are near nonexistent. In any case, we look forward to seeing what the Wizards are capable of accomplishing this season.