Jordan Poole mocks refs after being whistled for 'traveling' three times in game

Nov 1, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) warms up prior to the game against the Miami Heat at FTX Arena. Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Warriors' Jordan Poole mocks refs after being whistled for 'traveling' three times in one game

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated 11/1/22

You barely ever see traveling called in the NBA anymore. In fact, those of us who grew up watching NBA basketball before the 2010s find that surprising because just about every drive to the rim nowadays ends up looking like what a travel used to be.

Still, don't tell that to Golden State Warriors star Jordan Poole, who was called for traveling not once, but three times, in one game alone.

Again, one traveling call in 2022's NBA is an anomaly, but three? Poole better buy a lottery ticket as soon as he can, because that's as rare of an occurrence as you'll see.

Perhaps understandably, Poole didn't take traveling call three-of-three in stride, as you'll see below:

Jordan Poole's reaction after being called for his third travel of the night pic.twitter.com/DHMudM7Quh
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 2, 2022

Traveling violations aside, it's worth noting that Poole is one of the best young players in the NBA, and he's certainly one of the most explosive.

Taken with the 28th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Michigan, Poole is averaging 17.9 points and 5.4 assists in just 16.68 minutes per game for the Warriors coming off the bench.

He packs a punch when he's in the game...and not traveling.

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