NBA suspends Golden State Warriors star.

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA after striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face during Tuesday’s game.

Following the 18th ejection of his career, the most for any active NBA player, the league announced on Wednesday an unprecedented indefinite penalty that will begin with immediate effect.

The suspension is Green’s second of the current season, with the 33-year-old having served a five-game ban in November after putting Minnesota Timberwolves centre Rudy Gobert in a headlock during another on-court scuffle.

“It’s been an incident after incident. I know Draymond and that’s not…you know he hasn’t been that way when I was around him and coming into the league. So hopefully he gets the help he needs and get back on the court and you know, put all the stuff behind him.”

The Warriors, with whom Green has won four NBA titles since being drafted in 2012, are currently outside the Western Conference playoff places after a 10-13 start to the season.