{"id":69958,"date":"2023-12-18T16:15:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=69958"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:15:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:15:25","slug":"steve-kerr-says-draymond-greens-ban-makes-sense-hoping-it-changes-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/celebrities\/steve-kerr-says-draymond-greens-ban-makes-sense-hoping-it-changes-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Kerr Says Draymond Green's Ban 'Makes Sense,' Hoping It Changes Star"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Steve Kerr<\/strong> apparently sees no issues with the NBA’s choice to hit Draymond Green<\/strong> with an indefinite ban this week … saying Thursday his star player’s recent behavior just needs to change.<\/p>\n The Warriors head coach opened up on the suspension that Adam Silver<\/strong> <\/strong>levied on his star player earlier this week — and he made it clear, he’s in favor of the lengthy timeout.<\/p>\n “The one who choked Rudy [Gobert], the one who took a wild flail at Jusuf [Nurkic], the one who punched Jordan [Poole] last year — that’s the guy who has to change,” Kerr said.<\/p>\n “You look at the past year and what’s happened,” the coach continued, “it’s clear he needs the opportunity to change.”<\/p>\n Kerr explained to media members that for much of Green’s career, he’s not had issues with the power forward … saying he believes most of Draymond’s outbursts prior to 2022 included tolerable yelling at refs or innocuous ball throwing.<\/p>\n However, Kerr said the behavior he’s displayed in the last year — which most recently included taking a swipe<\/strong> at Jusuf Nurkic<\/strong>‘s face during an altercation in Tuesday night’s Warriors vs. Suns game — just cannot continue.<\/p>\n “To me, this is about more than basketball,” Kerr said. “It’s about helping Draymond. I think it’s an opportunity for Draymond to step away and to make a change in his approach and his life.”<\/p>\n Playing Thursday night without Draymond for the first time since the indefinite suspension, the Warriors took a loss … falling 121-113 to the Clippers in L.A.<\/p>\n