Draymond Green to rejoin Warriors after NBA approves reinstatement: report

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Four-time NBA champion Draymond Green appears to have cleared the last hurdle for his return to the Golden State Warriors.

The NBA reinstated the longtime Warriors forward Saturday after he missed the team's last 12 games due to a suspension, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported. 

Sources told Wojnarowski Green would likely need about a week to get ready to return to game action.

Green has been suspended since mid-December, when he was involved in an on-court altercation with Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic.

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green poses for a photograph during an NBA basketball media day in San Francisco Sept. 25, 2022.  (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

The NBA released a statement saying Green showed a willingness to go through the necessary steps to address his recent conduct.

"Green completed steps that demonstrated his commitment to conforming his conduct to standards expected of NBA players," the league said in a statement. "He has engaged in meetings with a counselor and has met jointly on multiple occasions with representatives of the NBA, the Warriors and the National Basketball Players Association, both of which will continue throughout the season."

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Last month, ESPN reported Green was attending virtual meetings with team officials, representatives from the players union and the NBA in an effort to track his progress toward reinstatement. 

Green is represented by Klutch Sports founder Rich Paul. The powerful sports agent, along with Warriors general