NBA Insider Gives Key Update on Warriors Draymond Green’s Return Timeline
Suspended Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is getting closer to rejoin the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.“Golden State’s Draymond Green — on an indefinite league suspension since Dec. 13 — is expected to return to the Warriors’ facility in the coming days to start ramping up to resume play again, sources tell ESPN,” Wojnarowski wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on January 4.Green will miss his 11th game due to his indefinite suspension for striking Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face when the Warriors host the defending champion Denver Nuggets tonight at Chase Center.Wojnarowski added that conversations are still ongoing on Green’s exact return date.Following the Warriors’ 121-115 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, January 2, coach Steve Kerr said Green has yet to show up in their practice facility despite being allowed while serving his suspension Warriors Are Winning Without Draymond GreenWithout Green, the Warriors have posted a 6-4 record, including a five-game winning streak, over their last 10 games.Kerr has relied on Jonathan Kuminga’s vastly improving rim attacking and Chris Paul’s playmaking to fill Green’s void in the starting lineup.Warriors’ connectivity has suffered with Green in and out of the lineup due to early-season injury and his volatile behavior. But Kerr still values Green as the anchor of their defense and the team’s glue guy when he’s locked-in.The Warriors are in the midst of a season-high seven-game homestand that will end on January 10 against the New Orleans Pelicans, which will mark the 14th game since Green’s suspension.Alder Almo is a basketball journalist covering the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors for Heavy. He has more than 15 years of experience in local and international media, including broadcast, print and digital. He previously covered the Knicks for Empire Sports Media and the NBA for Off the Glass. Alder is from the Philippines and is now based in Jersey City, New Jersey.
