Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green will make his 2023-24 season debut on Sunday in opposition to the Houston Rockets, he instructed newshounds on Saturday. The four-time All-Star has been sidelined for a month with a sprained left ankle.
Green mentioned that he’s going to “for sure” play on Sunday, and expects to be on a mins restrict, however does no longer know whether or not he’ll be within the beginning lineup, via The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. The Warriors have long past 1-1 to start out this season, dropping to the Phoenix Suns on opening night time earlier than beating the Kings in Sacramento on Friday.
Green suffered the ankle injury all over a pickup sport in past due September, as first reported by Jason Dumas of KRON4 and later showed by way of Green to Andscape’s Marc J. Spears. At the time, Green mentioned that he anticipated to pass over a minimum of a month with the injury, including that he “dodged a bullet.”
After convalescing from a significant again injury suffered all over the 2021-22 marketing campaign, Green performed 73 video games ultimate season, incomes a 2nd group All-Defensive variety and main the Warriors in assists, whilst logging his best scoring moderate since 2017-18.
There have been rumors Green would possibly search a metamorphosis of surroundings all over this summer time’s unrestricted loose company, however as an alternative he agreed to a four-year, $100 million deal to stick in Golden State.
“We’re really excited to have Draymond back,” Kerr said in early July. “He’s been such a huge part of this decade run and, as he showed this past year, he still has plenty left in the tank. … Given that he plays so well with Steph [Curry] and Klay [Thompson], it was really a no-brainer to try to bring him back.”
An injury earlier than the reliable get started of coaching camp wasn’t excellent for the Warriors as they start to acclimate offseason acquisition Chris Paul into the combo, however the group is unquestionably taking a long-haul way to this season, hoping that everybody is wholesome and productive by the point the playoffs roll round.