Draymond Green, the suspended Warriors forward, is likely to return to the Warriors’ facility in the coming days to start ramping up to resume play, sources told ESPN on Thursday, according to an update from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
When the Golden State Warriors play the reigning champions, Denver, on Thursday, Green will miss his eleventh consecutive game.
“…His plan to rejoin the team to start working himself back into playing shape is the final step toward him restarting his season,”
“NBA commissioner Adam Silver has the final say on the reinstatement timeline, but it’s believed that Green will have satisfied the league’s requirements to return once he is deemed properly ramped up to play, sources said.”
After hitting Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, Green received his second suspension of the season, and a day later, the league suspended him permanently.
Green is taking part in “individual counseling sessions and periodic virtual meetings that include team, league, and union officials designed to chart his progress toward reinstatement,” according to a report from Wojnarowski last week.
Green was suspended for five games following a brutal headlock on Rudy Gobert earlier in the season.
Although the two have communicated occasionally, Golden State head coach Steve Kerr told reporters this week that he hasn’t spoken with Green much lately.
The Dubs have gone 6-5 during Green’s absence and have struggled to find a starting lineup that works.
The lineup has been rearranged twice since the 33-year-old has been away from the team.
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