Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley support Warriors’ Draymond Green

Warriors forward Draymond Green is supposed to begin training with the U.S. Olympic team Monday in Las Vegas. Warriors forward Draymond Green is supposed to begin training with the U.S. Olympic team Monday in Las Vegas. Photo: Jason Miller Photo: Jason Miller Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley support Warriors’ Draymond Green 1 / 12 Back to Gallery

Two basketball Hall of Famers have come to Draymond Green’s defense as the Warriors’ All-Star forward deals with the fallout from a weekend altercation that resulted in his arrest in Michigan.

Fellow Michigan State alum Magic Johnson tweeted that Green is “very apologetic to the Warriors organization, fans and everyone involved” after the incident in which Green allegedly slapped the face of a man the Mercury News identified as a Michigan State football player. The alleged victim, like Green, is from nearby Saginaw.

After that initial comment, Johnson added in another tweet, “Known Draymond since he was a freshmen at MSU, he’s a good person w/ a big heart and he continues to give back to youth around the country!”

Talked with my friend Draymond Green and he was very apologetic to the Warriors organization, fans and everyone involved. — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) July 12, 2016 Known Draymond since he was a freshmen at MSU, he's a good person w/ a big heart and he continues to give back to youth around the country! — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) July 12, 2016

TNT analyst and Charles Barkley, no stranger to run-ins with fans during his playing days in the NBA, was more aggressive in his backing of Green on Dan Le Batard’s ESPN Radio show Tuesday morning.

“Good for Draymond Green,” Barkley said before adding that the media have given fans power on social media “to say anything they want about these professional players.”

Barkley then said the media “read these fools’ tweets. Y’all make them feel like their opinion is important. Y’all have given these fans a voice where they think they can disrespect these players because of the amount of money they make and things like that. So, more power to Draymond for slapping the hell out of that kid, whoever he was.”

There were no injuries reported; Green faces a $500 fine and/or 90 days in jail if he’s found guilty of the charges. On Tuesday, video surfaced on TMZ showing a man alleged to be Green being led away in handcuffs by the police.

Conrad’s Grill, the site of the altercation, tweeted that Green has been “a great customer over the years. He caused no problems at Conrads this weekend.”

Conrad’s doesn’t serve alcohol, but does stay open until the early-morning hours on the weekend.

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Green was released on a $200 bond, and ABC7 reported that Green will not have to appear in court next Wednesday.

Last month, Green and fellow Warriors Kevin Durant (then of the Thunder) and Klay Thompson were named to the 12-man team that will represent the United States at the Olympic Games in Brazil next month. The team will train in Las Vegas for four days beginning Monday before playing Olympic tuneups games, including a July 26 stop at Oracle Arena against China.

Chronicle staff writers Katie Dowd, Tom FitzGerald and Mike Lerseth contributed to this report.