Draymond Green
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

January 9, 2024

Draymond Green Reveals Adam Silver Talked Him Out Of Retiring

Silver told him, "You're making a very rash decision and I won't let you do that."

When Golden State Warrior player Draymond Green was suspended for his latest on-court incident, the forward had time to do some soul-searching. After contemplating retirement from the NBA, Green revealed that one person convinced him to continue his career: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

Green admitted having that discussion with Silver on the latest episode of his “The Draymond Green Show.” Without going into the details of the thought process of what needed to take place to allow Green back on the basketball court, he did state that he had told Silver that it was too much for him, and he was ready to call it quits.

“I told him, ‘Adam, this is too much for me. … This is too much. It’s all becoming too much for me — and I’m going to retire.’ And Adam said, ‘You’re making a very rash decision, and I won’t let you do that.'”

He credits Silver with wanting to help players in the NBA instead of punishing them.

“We had a long, great conversation — very helpful to me. Very thankful to play in a league with a commissioner like Adam, who’s more about helping you than hurting you, helping you than punishing you. He’s more about the players.”

Through Green’s commitment to better himself and be the type of player that the league expects, he was reinstated after he “demonstrated his commitment to conforming his conduct to standards expected of NBA players” while serving his suspension, according to the league.

The NBA announced on Jan. 6, after it suspended Green indefinitely on Dec. 14. Former NBA player Joe Dumars, executive vice president and head of Basketball Operations, said, “Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the face. This outcome takes into account Green’s repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts.”

There has been no reported timetable for Green to return to action, but he was on the bench this past Sunday when they lost to the Toronto Raptors 133-118 at home.

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