Draymond Green felt it was "best to remove myself" from an altercation with Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.

Green and Kerr came to blows during the Warriors' 120-97 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday.

The argument became so heated that Green, who had previously remonstrated with an official, elected to leave the court.

Green and Kerr's disagreement seemed to start when the Warriors coach called a timeout with his team down 71-66. Green had just committed a turnover.

"Tempers spilled over, and I thought it was best that I get out of there," said Green, who was calmed by teammate Moses Moody and assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse.

"I don't think it was a situation where it was going to get better. It was best to remove myself."

Kerr added: "We had it out a little bit. He made his decision to go back to the locker room to cool off. That's all I'm going to say about it. Everything is private."

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Green later returned to the bench but did not appear to make any move that suggested he would come back into the fray.

And Kerr said he had no plans to reintroduce Green.

"He wasn't going back in. No. He left," said Kerr.

"He went back to the locker room. We moved forward, and the guys played great.

"We need Draymond. He's a champion. We've been together for a long time.

"It's unfortunate what happened, but it happened."

Kerr and Green have worked together for 12 seasons, and the latter insisted the matter will be put behind them, even though he had not spoken to his coach since storming from the court.

"I'm not frustrated at all," Green said.

"I had one turnover today. I had the ball the whole time I was in the game. I know how to fix problems when they're a problem. I had one turnover in my minutes. I essentially ran our offense.

"We've been at this now for a long time. Sometimes you're with people for a long time and there's a level of comfort and s*** happens. We move forward."

Stephen Curry, who scored 26 points, said: "The questions are a little bit more negative than they should be.

"I get why you're asking them, but downstairs right now, the DJ has a good playlist going, the guys are getting their work in and we're having a good time because we're winning."