Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green returned to the court this Monday at his team’s game at the Memphis Grizzlies field on Martin Luther King Day, after serving a thirteen-game suspension and being absent three more games to regain rhythm competitive.
Green, who had not played since December 12, was left out of the starting quintet lined up by coach Steve Kerr, but returned to the court for the first time with 6:10 minutes left on the clock of the first period. The power forward was a substitute with the Warriors for the first time since March 2022 and, after jumping onto the court, he hit his first shot, a three-pointer, for the momentary 17-13 lead for his team.
The Warriors had eight wins and eight losses in the 16 games played without Green, who is averaging 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists this season.
Green was expelled on December 12 for slapping Jusuf Nurkic in the face in the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors. With 8.23 in the third quarter, the Warriors player was fighting to gain position in front of the Suns interior when he turned around and hit Nurkic in the face, who ended up on the ground. The referees reviewed what happened and called a type 2 flagrant, so Green went to the shower early.
Green, essential in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson’s Warriors but who has a long history of very controversial and controversial actionshad already been expelled twice this year.
2024-01-16 01:06:34
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