Warriors veteran Draymond Green has been suspended “indefinitely” without pay by the NBA for striking Jusuf Nurkic during Wednesday’s contest (all times AEDT).
Green early in the third quarter received a flagrant foul and was ejected for appearing to swing and hit Nurkic in the head with a closed first in a fiery moment.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports Green will be required to meet a league and team criteria before he can return to the court, while he’s expected to receive counselling and will work with the Warriors and NBA during his suspension.
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Green, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports and Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. are expected to meet on Friday to discuss a path forward for Green including counselling.
The 33-year old was suspended for five games last month for escalating an on-court altercation with the Minnesota Timberwolves where Green put Rudy Gobert in a headlock. At the time, the league cited Green’s history as a repeat offender as a reason for the length of his ban.
Green has now been ejected three times this season — the most in the NBA — while he has 18 regular season ejections across his career — the most of any active player.
His suspension adds to Golden State’s indifferent 10-13 season to date including the team dropping 11 of its last 15 games to slide to 11th in the Western Conference standings and sit dead-last in the Pacific Division.
Green has averaged 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists from 15 games this season.
