Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green might be away from the staff indefinitely after the four-time All-Star wildly struck Phoenix Suns heart Jusuf Nurkic within the face on Tuesday.
Green was ejected from the sport, his third this season and the 18th of his profession. He was suspended 5 video games earlier this 12 months after placing Minnesota Timberwolves heart Rudy Gobert in a chokehold.

Golden State Warriors ahead Draymond Green, #23, reacts after being known as for a foul on Phoenix Suns heart Jusuf Nurkic, #20, throughout the third quarter at Footprint Center in Phoenix Dec. 12, 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
The NBA ran out of endurance and suspended Green on Wednesday, saying that he might be “required to meet certain team and league conditions before he returns to play.”
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“I think the suspension makes sense,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr mentioned Thursday. “To me, this is about more than basketball. It’s about helping Draymond. It’s an opportunity for Draymond to step away and to make a change in his approach, in his life. And that’s not an easy thing to do.
“That’s not one thing you say, ‘OK. We’re going to do 5 video games. And then he’s going to be positive.’ The league did that, did 5 video games after the incident with Rudy [Gobert]. That’s not the reply. To choose a quantity.”
Green has always been an emotional player as the leader of the organization that won four championships over an eight-year period. However, over the past year, Green has had multiple outbursts that have resulted in physical altercations.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts to a call on the floor by the officials against the LA Clippers during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Chase Center on Nov. 30, 2023 in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Green punched his then-teammate Jordan Poole in the face during training camp prior to the 2022-23 season and was suspended for one game during the 2023 playoffs for stomping on the chest of Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis.
He was then suspended for five games by the league in November for putting Gobert in a chokehold during an altercation with the Timberwolves.
“The reply is to assist Draymond,” Kerr said. “To give him the assistance he wants. Give him a chance to make a change that won’t solely assist him, assist our staff, however assist him for the remainder of his life. This is not only about an outburst on the courtroom. It’s about his life.”
Kerr expressed his love for Green, saying he loved him for his “loyalty, his dedication, his ardour,” but expressed that Green had to change.

Draymond Green, #23 of the Golden State Warriors, reacts after being ejected for a flagrant foul during the second half of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center on Dec. 12, 2023 in Phoenix. The Suns defeated the Warriors 119-116. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
“Trying to assist that man,” Kerr continued. “Because the one which grabbed Rudy, choked Rudy, the one who took a wild flail at Jusuf, the one who punched Jordan final 12 months, that’s the man who has to alter. And he is aware of that. Everything earlier than that, over a decade of play, what are we actually speaking about? We’re speaking about getting ejected for yelling on the ref or throwing a ball.
“But you look at the past year and what’s happened, it’s clear. He needs the opportunity to change and that’s what an indefinite suspension gives him the opportunity for.”
Golden State has struggled out of the gate, beginning the 12 months 10-14 and shedding six straight video games in November.
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