Kevin Durant on Draymond Green: 'I hope he gets the help he needs' / News - Basketnews.com

Durant said that it's been incident after incident for Green and hoped the Warriors forward would get all the help he needs to eliminate such behavior.

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Former Kevin Durant's teammate in the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green, was suspended indefinitely by the NBA. The Phoenix Suns superstar reacted to the news after Wednesday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets.

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It was the first night when the Suns big three - Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker - played together this season, but the night was spoiled as the Nets took the win. Following the defeat, Durant was asked about Green's suspension for hitting KD's teammate Jusuf Nurkic during Tuesday's game.

"That was insane to see. Glad Nurk is alright. Never seen that before on a basketball court in an NBA game. I hope Draymond gets the help he needs. It's been incident after incident," Durant said.

"I know Draymond, and he hasn't been that way when I was around coming into the league," the player shared. "Hopefully, he gets the help he needs and gets back on the court, and puts all the stuff behind him."

The Warriorsforward has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA for punching Nurkic during the match. Additionally, Green is set to receive counseling and will return to the league only after meeting certain criteria.

It's already the fourth high-profile event for Green in the last year. Notably, hepunched his then-teammate Jordan Pooleduring a Warriors practice before the start of the 2022-23 season. In last year's playoffs, heviolently stompedon Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis and got suspended for it. This season, hechoked Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobertmid-game and got suspended for 5 games for it.

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