Last Wednesday (20), in an interview with The Athletic with journalist Mike Vurkonov, the director of basketball operations at the National Basketball Association (NBA), Joe Dumars, told details about the league’s decision to impose an indefinite suspension to Draymond Green.
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“We didn’t want to focus on a number… whatever you put in, it becomes a focus. Everyone would focus on the number of games instead of thinking ‘Draymond, take time to rest, straighten up, whatever you need. Ask for help and be well’. We didn’t want him to think ‘I need to hurry up and do this now because I have five, ten, 15, 20 games to play’. That’s why there was no minimum limit,” said Joe Dumars.
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The director continued to talk about what happened: “The only thing we really want him to do is get better, so that when he comes back, we don’t have to deal with the same problems over and over again. And that purpose behind the indefinite period, and when he’s ready, he’ll come back. When the Warriors feel he’s ready, he’ll come back.”
The decision applied by the NBA on the player was due to numerous aggressive actions, but mainly due to the action taken against Jusuf Nurkic in the match against the Phoenix Suns, on Tuesday (12). However, this is not the first punishment the athlete has received, at the beginning of the season, Draymond Green applied a rear naked choke to Rudy Gobert while playing against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The indefinite suspension recommends that the player receive advice regarding his actions. Steve Kerr stated that the Golden State Warriors organization will support the athlete in any necessary measure and, even away from the team, will have programs to continue his physical performance and reinforce his mental health.