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The Warriors might be officially fed up with Draymond Green and his antics.
Earlier this week, Green was ejected from the team’s game against the Suns when he slapped Jusuf Nurkic in the face weeks after getting suspended for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold.
Draymond has been ejected after flagrant foul on Nurkić pic.twitter.com/RmrLU5tdw8
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 13, 2023
On Wednesday night, Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA and is being pushed to take anger management treatment to deal with his volatility.
Via ESPN
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the face during Tuesday night’s game, the league announced Wednesday.
The league said the penalty handed down by operations chief Joe Dumars begins immediately. This is already Green’s second suspension this season.
“He will be required to meet certain league and team conditions before he returns to play,” the NBA said.
According to ESPN’s report, the Warriors feel they’ve “lost their leverage with disciplining Green” after a string of incidents starting with him punching teammate Jordan Poole last year.
On Thursday, Fan Duel’s Shams Charania said he believes Jonathan Kuminga can take over Green’s role with the team and keep the job if he continues to play well based on conversations he’s had with team sources.
"You have to make the best decision for the organization, and that means going with Jonathan Kuminga moving forward." @ShamsCharania
"Is there a world in which he keeps that spot even when Draymond [Green] comes back?" @MichelleDBeadle
"1000%" @ShamsCharania
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— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) December 14, 2023
The Warriors are currently 10-13 and are struggling to keep up in the Western Conference. It’ll be interesting to see if the team decides to part ways with Green before the trade deadline.