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Details of Draymond Green's 'Therapy Sessions' During Suspension Revealed

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paolo Mariano | Last updated Jan 15, 2025 8:41 AM ET

Ever since entering the NBA in 2012, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has played with a massive chip on his shoulder.

He, however, has been passionate to a fault. He's the typical love-him-or-hate-him player . He's earned multiple suspensions, the latest of which was an indefinite ban last season following his physical altercation with Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic. The NBA meted out the sanction due to Green's "repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts."

Part of the Warriors veteran's disciplinary action was attending regular Zoom calls with a seven-person panel comprised of league officials, Warriors representatives and Green's agent, Rich Paul. NBA commissioner Adam Silver dubbed it the "DG check-in calls," according to a report from ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk.

"It all changed for Green on the third call," wrote Youngmisuk. "He started talking more, and when he began sharing experiences or what was on his mind, the others chimed in with their own personal experiences."

The report added that the four-time champion was not allowed to do the meeting while driving his car. He had to pull over. His camera also had to be on all the time.

Even when his indefinite suspension ended after 12 games, the 34-year-old Green requested for the weekly group calls, which he calls a "therapy session," to continue because the healthy discussions made him regain his equilibrium.

"What I end up finding with these meetings is it's like an accountability panel, but it was also a therapy session because you start to talk about some of the things that I went through with my therapist," said the former Defensive Player of the Year in the report.

While the "DG check-in calls" ended in October, Green said he wants to resume them. He added that he's a "nicer Draymond" now.

"These meetings became so therapeutic for me," said Green. "It's helping me, and I love it. My plan is to do these meetings for the rest of my career because they're incredible."

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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