Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors was banned indefinitely for hitting Jusuf Nurkic.
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić was hit in the face by Golden State Warriors ahead Draymond Green.
Today, Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, stated that Green would be suspended indefinitely.
This result takes into account Green’s past of acting badly in sports. Green is going to be suspended right away. Before he can play again, he will have to meet certain league as well as team requirements.
The fight happened with 8:23 left in the third quarter during the Warriors’ 119–116 loss to the Suns at Footprint Center on December 12. Green was kicked off because he got a Flagrant Foul 2.
The NBA suspended Golden State Warriors ahead Draymond Green for life on Wednesday for hitting Phoenix Suns big Jusuf Nurkic during Tuesday night’s loss.
President of the league and the director of basketball operations, Joe Dumars, announced the ban less than 24 hours after the event.
The NBA said in a statement that Green would have to “meet certain league and team requirements” before he could play again.
In the third quarter of Tuesday’s game within Phoenix, Green hit Nurkic in the face, which was a flagrant 2 foul that got him thrown out. The Warriors lost in the end, 119–116.
It’s been less than a month since Green put Minnesota Timberwolves player Rudy Gobert in a headlock during a fight in November. Because of this, Green was banned for five games.
Draymond Green was ejected from Tuesday night’s Warriors game in Phoenix after putting his right forearm on Jusuf Nurkic’s head.
Right away, people started to wonder how long the Saginaw, Michigan, local and previous Michigan State star might have to sit out.
The NBA has banned the forward for life. Former Pistons star Joe Dumars, who is now the league’s executive vice president and chief of basketball operations, made the announcement.
When the news came out, the NBA said that the punishment “takes into account Green’s repeat history of unsportsmanlike acts.”
The league didn’t say how long Green would be banned, but they did say that he would have to meet “certain league as well as team conditions before his returns to play.”
Since Golden State picked Green in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft, he has had a successful career.
He has won four championships, made four All-Star teams, and was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.
However, along with his list of accomplishments, there have been high-profile incidents of recklessness and aggression.
When Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green hit Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic within the face, the NBA announced that Green would be banned for life.
During their game on Tuesday night, Green spun within with his arms outstretched and hit Nurkic hard on the left side of the head and face with the left hand and arm.
After Green, Nurkic was in an attack stance behind him as Green tried to stop him from getting the puck during a play.
During their game on Tuesday night, Green spun around with his arms outstretched and hit Nurkic hard on the left side of the head and face with the left hand and arm.
In a statement released Wednesday night, the NBA said that the news was made public by Joe Dumars, who is its executive vice president or Head of Basketball Operations.
Green has been banned because he has done violent as well as “unsportsmanlike acts” in the court in the past.
The event happened with 8:23 left in the final quarter of the Warriors’ 119–116 loss to the Suns at Footprint Center on December 12. Green was kicked off the court for a harsh foul 2.
The NBA suspended Green right away and said he would have to “meet certain league and team conditions prior to he returns to play.”
After Green, Nurkic was in an attack stance behind him as Green tried to stop him from receiving the ball throughout a play.