Warriors' Draymond Green nears return to team: report

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Four-time NBA champion Draymond Green has been away from the Golden State Warriors several weeks. 

The NBA suspended him Dec. 13, one day after Green was involved in an on-court altercation with Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic. 

ESPN reported Green will be permitted at the Warriors' practice site in the near future. 

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Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors during a game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center March 20, 2023, in Houston. (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)

Green has missed ten games, and the Warriors' contest with the defending champion Denver Nuggets Thursday will be the 11th game the forward has missed. Green was suspended earlier this season after he appeared to put Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a chokehold.

At the time of the suspension, the NBA said Green would "be required to meet certain league and team conditions" before he could return.

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Green is getting counseling as a condition of his latest suspension. He is also attending virtual meetings with team officials, representatives from the players union and the NBA to track his progress toward reinstatement, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported last month.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will make the decision on Green's return. ESPN reported there is a "general belief" Green will likely sit out around 11–13 games, barring any setbacks. 

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green jogs off the court after being ejected during the second half of a game against the Phoenix Suns Dec. 12, 2023,