The NBA is suspending Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green indefinitely, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Green struck Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face and was ejected.
Green will be required to meet certain NBA and Warriors conditions before he returns to play. The four-time champion was suspended five games earlier this season after putting Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a headlock.
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“I am not one to apologize for things I mean to do, but I do apologize to Jusuf because I didn’t intend to hit him,” Green said after the Warriors-Suns game. “I sell calls with my arms … so I was selling the call … and I swung and unfortunately I hit him.”
Green is averaging 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.7 blocks on the season for the Warriors while shooting 49.0% from the field, 42.9% from beyond the arc and 83.3% from the free-throw line.
“Like I said, if I intended to do that, then I would feel awful about not being there,” Green said. “But my intentions were just to sell the foul. You guys have known me long enough, if I intended to do something, I am not apologizing. But I did make contact with him, so I do apologize. … It’s a hard hit.”
The Warriors signed Green to a four-year, $100 million contract in July. The future Hall of Famer is making $22.3 million this season.
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The Warriors are 10-13 on the season. They are in 11th place in the Western Conference standings.
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