Four-time NBA champion drops bombshell hint over plans to retire from basketball

After 13 NBA seasons and four NBA titles, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is preparing for his life after basketball.
Having played since 2012, the former Defensive Player of the Year, four-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection opened up on just how much gas may be left in the tank for him.
Speaking at Sport Beach from the Cannes Lions Festival in France, Green revealed that his days on the court are numbered and he knows how much time is remaining.
'As I transition in the next two or three years from basketball… I know that's where my life leads me in the next two or three years,' the 35-year-old Green said.
Green did not go into any more specifics - such as what he might do at the end of his time in the NBA.
He has made some appearances on 'Inside the NBA' in the past and currently hosts his own podcast - possibly indicating his desire to work in media full-time after his playing days are done.
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Green was speaking on the panel - centered around sports villains and athlete storytelling in the discussion hosted by Stagwell.
One of the more notorious 'villains' in the NBA, Green was unapologetic in recognizing the role he plays.
'I think in order for there to be a hero, there has to be a villain,' Green said. 'One doesn't work without the other… It's what creates storylines… If everyone's the hero, who do we hate?'
Green was adamant that he's a completely different person off the court than he is on the court, telling the crowd, 'You may not think so, but I don't always try to be hated.'
In recent years, Green has been suspended a number of times for his brazen actions on the court.
That includes 2023, when he was suspended twice for violent on-court altercations.
In November, during a brawl on the court, Green was seen putting Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a chokehold.
After serving his five-game suspension, Green played six more games before hitting then-Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face. For this, he was suspended indefinitely before returning to the team after missing 12 games.

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