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Draymond Green will receive counseling to treat his short-tempered behavior and is expected to miss at least three more weeks of NBA action.

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has started a counseling process and is expected to remain suspended for at least the next three weeks, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports.

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Green was suspended indefinitely by the league last week after hitting Phoenix Suns big man Jusuf Nurkic in the face during the third quarter of their matchup last Tuesday. Green "will be required to meet certain league and team conditions before he returns to play," the NBA's statement on the suspension reads.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reiterated that the league did not want to put a specific number on Green's suspension in order to give him time to seek counseling.

The four-time NBA champion is averaging 10.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 14 games so far this season, his 12th in Golden State.

Green has been ejected three times this season, including last week. He was also suspended five games in November for putting Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a headlock and dragging him across the court during an altercation that originally started between teammate Klay Thompson and Wolves forward Jaden McDaniels.

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