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Warriors Withholding Pay from Injured Porziņģis
4 Nov
Summary
- Warriors stopped paying Porziņģis for missed games.
- Team plans to trade him for a serviceable center.
- Porziņģis has battled health issues since September.
The Golden State Warriors have suspended salary payments to Kristaps Porziņģis. The veteran center has been absent from the team since late September, reportedly due to a health-related matter. League sources confirmed the Warriors' decision, citing Porziņģis's failure to render services as per his contract.
Porziņģis is currently losing approximately $218,000 per game due to this situation. The Warriors' strategy involves trading him to a team seeking salary-cap relief, ideally in exchange for a functional center. This comes amid Porziņģis's ongoing struggle with medical issues, including a previously disclosed POTS diagnosis.
Following a meeting in mid-October with team management, the Warriors announced Porziņģis would remain out indefinitely but be present with the team. However, this was quickly followed by another announcement that he would no longer be around the team. Porziņģis himself addressed the matter on social media in mid-October.
