Draymond Green’s disqualification is over: why the NBA fined the player

The National Basketball League (NBA) has suspended Golden State Warriors player Draymond Green indefinitely. But in the end, he took pity and forgave the American after missing 12 matches.

Let’s talk about the punishment for the American basketball player in more detail.

Why did the NBA suspend Green?

In a match against the Phoenix Suns on December 13, Draymond Green hit Jusuf Nurkic in the face with his hand. The second one fell and lay on the floor for about a minute. The referee immediately removed the Golden State player, and a day later the NBA prepared a decision.

Greene’s apology didn’t help him. The league decided not to make any concessions to Draymond and suspended him indefinitely. The media also report that the past mistakes of the Warriors forward were taken into account, which you will learn about below.

What will be the consequences for the Warriors and Draymond?

Draymond’s 12-game suspension has not impacted the Warriors’ prospects this season. Legal bookmakers offices with a Federal Tax Service license They don’t believe in the team’s success. They offer quotes from 24.00 on the victory of the “warriors” in the NBA 2023/24. For comparison: the chances of the favorites – Boston, Milwaukee and Denver – are estimated by gambling platforms at 4.50.

However, San Francisco did not expect such a decision from the NBA. The club met with the player’s agent and discussed further actions. Golden State did its best to help Green deal with his problems.

But no one has canceled the financial consequences of disqualification. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Green lost $154,000 for every game he missed because his suspension lasted less than 20 games.

Also, Golden State could take Draymond out of the lineup and put him on the suspended list after missing six games. But he didn’t do it.

Has Greene had behavior problems before?

This suspension was Green’s sixth. This is what he was punished for earlier:

• Draymond was first suspended for one game in Game 5 of the 2015-16 NBA Finals for a flagrant foul on LeBron James.
• The second jamb happened in November 2018. A brawl broke out between Green and his teammate Kevin Durant at the end of the match against Cleveland. The reason was that Draymond did not give a pass to his teammate in the last seconds. As a result, the Warriors did not include Green in the lineup for the next game.
• In March 2023, Draymond was suspended again for one game after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season.
• For the fourth time – in April 2023 – Green was also suspended for one game. While running into the attack in a match with Sacramento, Draymond stepped on the prone Domantas Sabonis.
• The penultimate disqualification occurred this season. On November 15, in the midst of a fight between Golden State and Minnesota basketball players, Green grabbed Rudy Gobert by the neck. For this, Draymond was suspended for five games.