Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is one of the most outspoken players in the NBA.
He was a key member of the Warriors dynasty, but was also involved in multiple on-court disputes with referees or other players.
Many of those incidents have resulted in suspensions and fines, and the 34-year-old has racked up approximately $900,000 in fines in his NBA career, according to Spotrac data.
The four-time NBA champion also lost millions in salary while serving multiple suspensions without pay.
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Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum on January 15, 2024 in Memphis. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)
In December, Green was suspended indefinitely after being involved in a altercation on the field with Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic. He was reinstated in January and lost just under $2 million in salary while serving his suspension, according to ESPN.
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While the amount of money Green has lost due to fines and suspensions is a fraction of his career earnings, he recently argued that punishments can hurt an NBA player's ability to accumulate enough wealth to retire.
Draymond Green (23) of the Golden State Warriors shoots over Desmond Bane (22) of the Memphis Grizzlies in the first half at Chase Center on March 20, 2024 in San Francisco. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
“The fines to me don't make sense,” Green said on an episode of Shaquille O'Neal's “The Big Podcast with Shaq.”
When you talk about how hard we work to accumulate wealth, coming from situations that most people never manage to solve, and then they fine you the same way they fine us, it's not really set up for us to be rich once we we're done playing,” Green said.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green runs off the court after being ejected during the second half of a game against the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 12, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
“This job is not set up, the way they tax us, the way they fine us… If I do something wrong, I lose $100,000. It took my mom four years, when I was a kid, to make $100,000. And I Lose that in one night because what? The referee got mad at me and didn't like what I told him. So I lose $5,000 like that?
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Green signed a four-year contract extension with the Warriors in late June. He was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.
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