Warriors’ Draymond Green arrested for assault in Michigan

SAN FRANCISCO (Diya TV) — Golden State Warriors forward and former Michigan State standout Draymond Green was arrested for assault in the early-morning hours Sunday in East Lansing.

Details of Green’s arrest, who scheduled to appear in this summer’s Olympics in Rio as a member of Team USA, have not been made immediately available, however, sources have told Diya TV the 26-year-old Saginaw, MI. native will be arraigned on July 20.

In a statement, the Warriors said they are “aware of news” involving Green. “At this point, we are collecting information and will have no further comment until we have a better understanding of the situation,” the team said.

“The police department is not confirming any arrest with that name,” said Lt. Scott Wrigglesworth, the East Lansing police department Public Information Officer. “What I can confirm is that we did arrest a current NBA basketball player this weekend and he was arrested for assault. That’s all we’re confirming right now.”

Green’s arrest report is not yet available online. If convicted, he would face a maximum of 93 days in jail and a fine of $500.

He appeared in 81 games for the Warriors last season, starting another 23 in Golden State’s failed efforts to repeat as NBA champions, where the team lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. Last season was the finest of his NBA career — Green averaged 14.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 34.7 minutes per game in 2015-16.

Last summer, Green agreed to a five-year extension with the team worth $85 million. He was originally selected No. 35 overall in the 2012 NBA draft after playing four seasons under head coach Tom Izzo at Michigan State, where he was a consensus 2012 All-American and set the program’s all-time record for career rebounds. Green is one of three Spartans with over 1,000 career points (1,517 points) and 1,000 career rebounds (1,096).