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Chris Paul Fractures Hand, Out 4-6 Weeks

January 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Chris Paul will miss 4-6 weeks as he will require surgery to repair a fracture in his left hand. It will be the sixth surgery on his left hand, and his 12th hand surgery overall. The recovery timeline means that the Warriors will be without the 19-season veteran until after the All-Star break. Paul is averaging 8.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 7.2 assists a game. The Warriors acquired Paul from the Wizards after Washington briefly acquired him from Phoenix.

With Paul sidelined, rookie Brandin Podziemski is expected to play a bigger role in the Warriors’ rotation. The Warriors took Podziemski 19th overall in the 2023 draft after the guard played two seasons of college ball, one at Illinois and one at Santa Clara. Podziemski is averaging 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists a game. Now he will get a bigger chance to prove himself part of the Warriors’ young revolution.

Draymond Green Returns As Chris Paul Ruled Out

Chris Paul is expected to miss 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair his fractured left hand, per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/CxeqhHFIeO

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 7, 2024

However, Paul’s sidelining comes as the Warriors begin ramping Draymond Green up to being court-ready. Green has been reinstated from his indefinite suspension, having missed 12 games after striking Jusuf Nurkić in the head. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Warriors expect Green to need about a week to get back up to playing strength. With that timeline in mind, Green might return to the court for Golden State’s game in Memphis on January 15. The Warriors have four more games between then and now, meaning they will have to hold on a little longer without Green. After Green’s build-up week, the Warriors are next at home on January 19.

The news comes a day after Wojnarowski reported that Green was returning to the Warriors’ facility. The Warriors have gone 7-5 without Green and currently sit in 11th place in the Western Conference. However, Green will likely return on thin ice with the league. With two suspensions under his belt this season, the league will likely come down even harder if anything else happens this season. The Warriors host Toronto on Sunday.

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Draymond Green Reinstated After 12-Game Suspension

January 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Draymond Green has been reinstated from his indefinite suspension, having missed 12 games after striking Jusuf Nurkić in the head. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Warriors expect Green to need about a week to get back up to playing strength. With that timeline in mind, Green might return to the court for Golden State’s game in Memphis on January 15. The Warriors have four more games between then and now, meaning they will have to hold on a little longer with Green. After Green’s build-up week, the Warriors are next at home on January 19.

Stephen A. Thinks Warriors Will Move From On Draymond Green

Breaking: Draymond Green has been reinstated from his suspension after being out for 12 games, the league announced.

It is expected that he’ll need approximately a week to ramp up for a game return, sources tell @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/7PuU8bH3sM

— ESPN (@espn) January 6, 2024

A lot has been said about Green’s suspension. Furthermore, at least one pundit believes it could be the end of his time with Golden State. “I think the appropriate question is – is this the end of Draymond Green in Golden State? Because if I’m the Golden State Warriors, if they are looking to trade him and move on from him, who could blame them at this particular moment in time? Because I don’t know what future Draymond Green has with this team,” Stephen A. Smith said on Get Up! the morning after Green’s suspension.

However, Green does have his defenders. “This fool is my favorite basketball player, WTF Is wrong wit him. that was a mistake, I will apologize for him. come on it’s a physical game,” 50 Cent wrote on Instagram the day after the incident that got Green suspended. Green has remained mostly silent himself since his suspension. He is yet to release a statement about his reinstatement.

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Draymond Green Returning To Warriors Facility

January 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Draymond Green is reportedly returning to the Warriors facility as he begins to work his way back towards the end of his indefinite suspension. “Golden State’s 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 again, sources tell ESPN,” Adrian Wojnarowski reported on X. While Green’s suspension still allowed him to practice with the Warriors, he has reportedly been spending time away from the team to focus on his return and his recovery.

As mentioned by Wojnarowski, it has been nearly a month since Green was put on indefinite suspension. The decision came after the veteran hit a Suns player in the head. The incident came days after Green finished a five-game suspension for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold. In his absence, the Warriors have gone 6-4 but sit just outside the playoffs in 11th. This remains a developing story and we’ll have any updates as and when they emerge.

Stephen A. Thinks Warriors Will Move From On Draymond Green

Golden State’s 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 again, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 4, 2024

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Steve Kerr Addresses Draymond Green Suspension

December 15, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Steve Kerr addressed the indefinite suspension of Draymond Green after the Warriors dropped their third consecutive game on Thursday night. “The one who choked Rudy, the one who took a wild flail at Jusuf, the one who punched Jordan last year — that’s the guy who needs to change. This is not just about an outburst on the court. It’s about his life. It’s about someone who I believe in, someone I have known for decades, who I love for his loyalty. There is a lot of this that has to happen with people who are experts in this field. My role in this is to support Draymond as best I can. We want to give him the space, time and assistance he needs to make a significant change. We’re not qualified to offer some of the things he needs,” Kerr said.

However, some believe that the Warriors are no longer in a position to help Green. Sources who spoke to ESPN this week said the Warriors had “lost their leverage” with Green after failing to adequately punish him for punching Jordan Poole last season. Stephen A. Smith said on First Take that “no one would blame” the Warriors if they sought to trade Green.

Rudy Gobert Feels “Empathy” For Draymond Green

“The one who choked Rudy, the one who took a wild flail, the one who punched Jordan last year, that’s the guy who needs to change.”

Steve Kerr on why Draymond Green’s suspension makes sense

(via @NBCSWarriors) pic.twitter.com/VsXJPb9ECd

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 15, 2023

However. Kerr wasn’t the only person to address Green’s suspension Thursday night. “I have empathy for him. You see somebody that’s not well inside and suffering. You take away the game and all that, and you want somebody to be well and be able to do what we do every night and compete and be happy,” Rudy Gobert told ESPN.

However, Gobert, who was placed in a chokehold by Green during an altercation last month, believed the indefinite suspension was necessary. “I’m not sure what that really means, so it’s hard to tell. I mean, you don’t want someone to get badly hurt. You’ve got to fix that. That’s it,” Gobert said. Furthermore, the Warriors lost their first game of Green’s latest suspension, falling 121-113 to the Clippers.

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Draymond Green Suspension Has Stephen A. Smith Speculating Whether The Warriors Will Move On From Veteran Star

December 14, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Stephen A. Smith has weighed in on Draymond Green’s latest suspension. “I think the appropriate question is – is this the end of Draymond Green in Golden State? Because if I’m the Golden State Warriors, if they are looking to trade him and move on from him, who could blame them at this particular moment in time? Because I don’t know what future Draymond Green has with this team,” Smith said on Get Up! this morning.

Draymond Green was “suspended indefinitely” by the NBA after being ejected against the Suns earlier this week. Per the NBA’s statement on the decision, the suspension “takes into account Green’s repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts.” Furthermore, “He will be required to meet certain league and team conditions before he returns to play,” the league added. Green received his 18th career ejection, and third of the season, for striking the Suns’ Jusuf Nurkić in the face with a spinning backhand early in the third quarter of Tuesday’s game. Prior to the season, Green’s disruptive tendencies were seen as a reason that the Warriors were somewhat hesitant to re-sign him.

50 Cent Defends Draymond Green

Meanwhile, 50 Cent has come out in defense of Green. “This fool is my favorite basketball player, WTF Is wrong wit him. that was a mistake, I will apologize for him. come on it’s a physical game,” Fif wrote on Instagram. However, while Green did apologize for the incident, the NBA has chosen to come down hard on the veteran. The Warriors will meet with Green and his agent, Rich Paul, to devise a rehabilitative program to help Green return to the court. Additionally, Green’s salary will be docked $153,941 per game that he misses. However, this increases to $202,922 per game after his 20th missed game.

Neither Green nor the Warriors have released a statement about the suspension. However, head coach Steve Kerr did criticize Green for his actions following the ejection. “We need him. We need Draymond. He knows that. We’ve talked to him. He’s got to find a way to keep his poise and be out there for his teammates,” Kerr said. The Warriors have said they will address the suspension at a shootaround ahead of their game against the Clippers tonight.

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50 Cent Apologizes On Draymond Green’s Behalf After NBA Announces “Indefinite Suspension”

December 14, 2023 by newhiphopnews

50 Cent has come to the defense of Draymond Green after Green was “indefinitely suspended” by the NBA. “This fool is my favorite basketball player, WTF Is wrong wit him. that was a mistake, I will apologize for him. come on it’s a physical game,” Fif wrote on Instagram.

Green was ejected, and later suspended, for hitting the Suns’ Jusuf Nurkić in the head with a spinning backhand earlier this week. It marked Green’s 18th career ejection and tied his single-season high of three ejections after just 15 games. Per the NBA’s statement on the decision, the suspension “takes into account Green’s repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts.” While Green did apologize for the incident, the NBA has chosen to come down hard on the veteran. The Warriors will meet with Green and his agent, Rich Paul, to devise a rehabilitative program to help Green return to the court.

What Does Draymond Green’s “Indefinite Suspension” Mean?

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The punishment Green received means that he cannot play for the Warriors until the NBA says he can. This is different from a more standard suspension, which is served over a set number of games. Case in point, Green was suspended for five games after placing Rudy Gobert in a chokehold last month. Additionally, Green’s salary will be docked $153,941 per game that he misses. However, this increases to $202,922 per game after his 20th missed game. The Warriors are 10-13 and have lost three of their last four games.

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Draymond Green Suspended “Indefinitely” After Latest Ejection

December 14, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Draymond Green has been “suspended indefinitely” by the NBA after being ejected against the Suns earlier this week. Per the NBA’s statement on the decision, the suspension “takes into account Green’s repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts.” Furthermore, “He will be required to meet certain league and team conditions before he returns to play,” the league added. Green received his 18th career ejection, and third of the season, for striking the Suns’ Jusuf Nurkić in the face with a spinning backhand early in the third quarter of Tuesday’s game.

While Green did apologize for the incident, the NBA has chosen to come down hard on the veteran. The Warriors will meet with Green and his agent, Rich Paul, to devise a rehabilitative program to help Green return to the court. Furthermore, a source told ESPN that the Warriors had “lost their leverage for disciplining” Green after not adequately punishing him after he punched Jordan Poole last season. However, sources also told the outlet that Green is open to getting “whatever help he needs” to “overcome the challenges he is facing.”

What Does Draymond Green’s “Indefinite Suspension” Mean?

.@wojespn has the latest on Draymond Green’s suspension. pic.twitter.com/qur0r7NIKi

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) December 14, 2023

In short, Green will not play for the Warriors until the NBA says he can. This is different from a more standard suspension, which is served over a set number of games. Case in point, Green was suspended for five games after placing Rudy Gobert in a chokehold last month. Additionally, Green’s salary will be docked $153,941 per game that he misses. However, this increases to $202,922 per game after his 20th missed game.

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Draymond Green Ejected After Hitting Suns Player In The Head

December 13, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Draymond Green received his third ejection of the season after striking Jusuf Nurkic in the head during a defensive possession. Green received a flagrant 2 early in the third quarter and later apologized to Nurkic for the unintentional contact. “I am not one to apologize for things I mean to do, but I do apologize to Jusuf because I didn’t intend to hit him. I sell calls with my arms, so I was selling the call and I swung and unfortunately, I hit him. “You guys have known me long enough, if I intended to do something, I am not apologizing. But I did make contact with him, so I do apologize. It’s a hard hit,” Green said after the game.

Despite only having played in 15 games this season, Green has already tied his career high for single-season ejections. He was previously ejected for a pair of technical fouls on November 11 and for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold on November 14. Green served a five-game suspension for the latter incident. The league is expected to launch a conduct review on Green after this latest incident.

Jokic Ejected For Swearing At Ref

Draymond Green will do shit like this and then go on a podcast and talk about the subtle nuances of playing basketball
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— Always the Jake (@JacobsFieldRBW) December 13, 2023

However, Green wasn’t the only player booted from a game last night. In Chicago, Nikola Jokic was ejected from the Nuggets’ game against the Bulls for swearing at a referee. “Call the foul, motherf-cker!” Jokic yelled at ref Mousa Dagher. As a result, Jokic became a recipient of the rare one-tech ejection. “Jokic was ejected after one technical foul because he directed profane language at the official that by our standards warranted an ejection,” crew chief Mark Lindsay explained after the game.

While Jokic acknowledged that he crossed a line, the Nuggets expressed their surprise at the ejection. “Sometimes it’s not even a technical. I crossed the line, I understand, but sometimes that word doesn’t cross the line. It is what it is,” Jokic said. “I think everybody was surprised it was a one-tech toss. Again, I didn’t hear exactly what was said. Unfortunate, but we won the game and that’s all that matters,” added Nuggets head coach Mark Malone.

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Charles Barkley Roasts The Warriors While Interviewing Their Former GM

December 8, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Charles Barkley has no love for the Warriors. Furthermore, their slow start to the season has given the ex-Suns player plenty of reasons to go in hard on the perennial contenders. He did not pass up an opportunity to do this on a recent episode of Inside The NBA when he was joined by ex-Warriors GM and current ESPN analyst Bob Myers. “I wanna give you credit for jumping off the Titanic before it sunk,” Barkley told Myers. Myers took it all in stride, trying not to go in on his former team too much.

However, it’s no secret that the Warriors are struggling this season. The team is currently 10-11, half a game back from the Play-In Tournament spots. Losing Draymond Green for five games certainly didn’t help. However, head coach Steve Kerr also said that the optimal lineup is still alluding him. “The puzzle hasn’t fit this year. We’ve had a lot of guys playing well, but we may have to think about moving the starting lineup around from game to game depending on who we are facing. I’d still prefer to get something solid, but we haven’t established anything this year. We’re a quarter of a way through so there is a lot of thought that has to go into this,” Kerr said after a close win against Portland.

Charles Barkley Threatens Stephen A. Smith

Thursday was generally a wild one for Barkley as ESPN and TNT put on a joint programming block to celebrate the semifinals of the In-Season Tournament. This meant that Stephen A. Smith joined Inside the NBA and the ITN crew showed him no mercy. Less than a minute into the show, Barkley was already coming for Smith. He warned Smith that it wasn’t First Take and he wouldn’t stand for “all that yelling you do”. Furthermore, Barkley said he’s give Smith an “a– whooping” if the ESPN personality tried anything. Of course, the whole thing was in good fun and Smith appeared to be having a blast. Later Shaq crashed ESPN‘s coverage, pretending to spill a drink on Smith.

As mentioned, the unique crossover event was down in service of ESPN and TNT each holding broadcasting rights for one of the In-Season Tournament semifinals. Pacers-Bucks was broadcast on ESPN while TNT showed Pelicans-Pacers. Saturday’s tournament final will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN2.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Paul George Hits Game-Winner to Lift Clips Over Warriors

December 3, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The Los Angeles Clippers have struggled a bit since the arrival of James Harden. But Paul George’s game winner at the end of Saturday’s matchup against the Golden State Warriors could be the push they need.

Paul George hit a step-back 3 with 8.9 seconds left to life the Clippers and cap off a 22-point combeack win. PG13 finished the game with 25 points, six rebounds, six assists, and four threes. Harden added 21 points and Kawhi 20.

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