Draymond Green suspended indefinitely

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green has been suspended again for his on-court behavior, but this time there is no timetable for his return.

The NBA suspended Green indefinitely on Tuesday, a day after the four-time champion punched Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 119-116 loss on Monday.

Green will be required to meet “certain league and team conditions” before returning to play.

The decision to suspend Green comes less than a month after he was suspended for five games for applying a headlock to Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert during a Nov. 14 game.

Green has been eliminated three times this season. In addition to the incidents against Phoenix and Minnesota, he was ejected on Nov. 11 for committing two technical fouls against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

There are big questions surrounding Green but also in relation to the Warriors. Golden State sits outside the Western Conference play-in in 11th place with a 10-13 record and will have to navigate the foreseeable future without one of its top stars.

Here’s what we know and what’s next for Green and the Warriors:

What is Draymond’s suspension history?

This is the sixth suspension of Green’s career and the second this season. No other NBA player has received one this season.

Since Green received his first suspension (in Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals for a Flagrant 1 foul against LeBron James three days earlier), the league has repeatedly stated that Green’s history as a repeat offender plays a prominent role in determining his punishment.

After Green stomped on the chest of Sacramento Kings power forward Domantas Sabonis in the first round of last season’s playoffs (one-game suspension), Joe Dumars, executive vice president and head of basketball operations for the NBA, called his “excessive and exaggerated actions.” “. and Green’s reaction after the game were instrumental in the ruling.

After that action, Green said they grabbed his leg and that “grabbing his ankle was fine.”

Dumars reiterated that Green’s history of unsportsmanlike conduct played a role in his five-game suspension after the Gobert incident. Speaking to reporters after returning from that punishment, Green said he has no regrets about his actions and that he was defending teammate Klay Thompson.