Draymond Green's Indefinite Suspension Casts Doubts on Warriors Season

Draymond Green
(Photo : Tim Warner/Getty Images) Draymond Green (#23) of the Golden State Warriors takes a free throw in the second half against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on October 29, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

For incurring his third ejection this season, Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors has been suspended indefinitely per an announcement by league Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars on Wednesday, December 13.

"This outcome takes into account Green's repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts. ... He will be required to meet certain league and team conditions before he returns to play," part of the statement read via USA Today.

Read more: Draymond Green Facing Another Suspension After Wild Swing at Jusuf Nurkic

Green to undergo counseling

Green batted that Jusuf Nurkic was pulling his hip and swung away to sell the call. The move backfired.

"He was pulling my hip, and I was swinging away to sell the call. Made contact with him," Green explained.

After the game, the four-time All-Star apologized to Nurkic, but the damage had been done. Considering his latest antics and ejection came just six games after he served a five-game suspension for his choke on Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves, many believed Green needed help.

"What's going on with him? I don't know. Personally, I feel like that brother needs help," Nurkic said after their 119-116 win over the Dub via NBC Sports.

Green and his agent, Rich Paul, are set to meet with Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. on Thursday to discuss potential counseling for the embattled power forward, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

As for the Warriors, this development adds to Steve Kerr's and the team's woes. They are already struggling and losing Green indefinitely further casts doubts on how far they can go this 2023-24 season.

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