Colangelo says Green apologized to USA teammates for arrest

Draymond Green isn't about to change who he is, but the outspoken forward did apologize to his U.S. Olympic basketball teammates over his recent arrest for an alleged assault in Michigan.

"The message for him was, this is an opportunity," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo told reporters Monday. "When we met yesterday, we gave him a chance to address the team. 'What do you want to tell the team?' Basically, he said he wanted to apologize for what happened."

Green's lawyers are due in court in East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday over a July 10 incident involving former Michigan State football player Jermaine Edmondson. The case date was moved up in order to accommodate Green's departure with Team USA to Rio de Janeiro.

"My attorneys are handling everything," Green said. "Leave it in their hands and I got an opportunity to compete for a gold medal. You don't let any type of distraction get in the way of that."