The NBA has decided to end Draymond Green’s suspension after twelve inactive games. On December 13, the Warriors power forward was involved in a brawl with Jusuf Nurkic, which would be the final trigger after a large accumulation of controversial moments that bordered on a basketball court.
In this way, the NBA decided to apply an indefinite sanction, in order for Green to adapt his conduct to the appropriate standards according to the criteria of the competition itself. “He has held meetings with the Counselor and has met on multiple occasions with representatives of the league, the Warriors and the Players Association, which will continue for the rest of the season,” explained an official statement from the league.
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Jusuf Nurkic lying on the ground after receiving a blow from Draymond Green.CHRISTIAN PETERSENAFP
Despite the lifting of the punishment, Draymond Green will continue to have periodic meetings and physical and telematic hearings with personnel from the NBA itself, all with the mission of guaranteeing a reform in the player’s conduct with respect to the large number of incidents that he accumulates in the last years.
The big ‘jaleos’ of Draymond’s career
Everything broke out last December, after Green hit Jusuf Nurkic in the face, however, fame precedes the power forward. In November, just a month before, the Warriors player already received a 5-game ban after putting Rudy Gobert in a back lock. In the previous season but still in 2023, Draymond was sent off for stepping on Domantas Sabonis’s chest when he fell to the ground during a game.
Draymond Green has experienced a total of 19 expulsions in his career, an exaggeratedly high number compared to the rest of the league. The truth is that if Draymond was always a ‘tough guy’, over the years his character on the court has become even more uncontrollable and temperamental, which means that he is always involved in major controversies related to his behavior.
2024-01-07 14:26:41
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