Sources - Draymond Green to rejoin Warriors on Sun. after reinstatement - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA reinstated Draymond Green on Saturday from a suspension that lasted 12 games, and sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that the Golden State Warriors forward is expected to need approximately a week of ramp-up before returning to game action.

Green will return to the Warriors' practice facility Sunday after being away from the team while serving the suspension, sources said.

He was handed an indefinite ban Dec. 14 after striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic during a game two days prior.

«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.»

The group meetings — which were done over video calls and also included Green's agent Klutch CEO Rich Paul, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and team trainer Rick Celebrini, according to Wojnarowski — were part of what the NBA described as «certain league and team conditions» that Green had to fulfill before his reinstatement.

The league proposed that the path towards reinstatement be centered around counseling after a string of on-court incidents involving Green. A few weeks before hitting Nurkic, Green put Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert in a chokehold.

Golden State agreed with the league's approach.

«The one who choked Rudy, the one who took a wild flail at Jusuf, the one who punched Jordan [Poole] last year — that's the guy who needs to change,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said the day after Green's suspension was