Draymond Green set to return to Warriors' facility, sources say - ESPN

Golden State forward 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, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Green will miss his 11th game when the Warriors face the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, but 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.

While away from the Warriors since he struck Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic during a Dec. 12 game, Green has been participating in individual counseling sessions and periodic virtual meetings that include team, league and union officials designed to chart his progress toward reinstatement, sources told ESPN. ​The Zoom meetings are playing a role in how the NBA, the National Basketball Players Association and the Warriors have been meant to measure Green's progress toward working through whatever issues might have contributed to repeated violent episodes with opponents and a former teammate, sources said.

Green — a four-time champion and two-time All-NBA player — has been described as open and engaged in the aftermath of the league-imposed suspension.

Green's agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul; Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr.; team trainer Rick Celebrini; and NBPA and NBA officials are part of these ongoing sessions, sources said.

These meetings have been a part of what the NBA described as «certain league and team conditions» that Green must fulfill