In the comeback episode of Draymond Green’s eponymous podcast, the Golden State Warriors forward reflected on his indefinite suspension and revealed he told Adam Silver he was considering retirement.
“I had a conversation with Adam Silver, commissioner of our league, and I just told him, ‘Adam, it’s too much for me,'” he shared around the 24-minute mark of the podcast. “‘It’s all becoming too much for me, and I’m going to retire.’ And Adam said, ‘Ah, you’re making a very rash decision and I won’t let you do that.’ And I’m like, ‘No Adam, like, [I’m] not really sure it’s a rash decision. It’s just all too much.'”
The meeting happened not long after Green struck Jusuf Nurkić in the face during a Warriors-Suns game last month. “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,” Green continued. “He’s more about the players.”