Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green reflects on Rudy Gobert incident - ‘I don't live my life with regrets’

Draymond Green has said he has no regrets about putting Minnesota Timberwolves centre Rudy Gobert in a headlock, an incident which led to a five-match suspension for the Golden State Warriors star.

During the opening two minutes of the In-Season Tournament game between the Warriors and the Timberwolves earlier this month, a scuffle broke out after Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels clashed in the middle of the court.

Gobert grabbed Thompson before Green intervened and put the Frenchman in a headlock and dragged him away.

Green, Thompson and McDaniels were ejected from the game and the Timberwolves went on to secure a 104-101 win over the Warriors at the Chase Center.

Following the game, the NBA announced that Green would serve a five-match suspension for his actions.

Speaking on Sunday, Green told reporters that he doesn't regret his role in the melee.

"I don't live my life with regrets," Green said.

"I'll come to a team-mate's defence any time that I'm in a position to come to a team-mate's defence. What matters to me is how the people that I care about feel, first and foremost.

"How are the people that I care about affected? How are the people I care about, what do they have to deal with? That's it for me."

Green is eligible to return to action when Golden State face a difficult trip to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.

The Warriors struggled to find a rhythm during Green's absence and lost three out of their five matches during his suspension.

Although he said he wasn't going to change his approach after his suspension, Green did acknowledge that he could do a better job of controlling himself in certain situations.

"The consensus amongst all of us is that I'm going to be me no matter what. That's not going to change," Green explained.

"But in saying that, there's always a better way that something can be done. So it's figuring out a better way. That's the consensus among all of us."

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he was delighted to have Green back on the floor but warned that his return would not automatically fix his team's recent struggles.

"Our defence instantly gets better with Draymond; we know that," Kerr told reporters.

"Then it's really a matter of finding the right combinations within the game that are in rhythm and clicking.

"We're searching for the best two-way version of our team...I would say with all of the absences and injuries and stuff, we are still searching for that."

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