Draymond Green Was Reportedly Arrested For Assault

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Draymond has reportedly been arrested in East Lansing.

According to multiple reports, the Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green was arrested for assault on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan although the specific details of the incident have not yet been revealed. 

"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."

The Warriors have released the following statement regarding Draymond Green's arrest.

We are aware of news involving Draymond Green in Michigan over the weekend. At this point, we are collecting information and will have no further comment until we have a better understanding of the situation.

Green, who played his college ball at Michigan State which is located in East Lansing, is still scheduled to take part in the Olympic games this Summer in Rio.

UPDATE:

ESPN's Ethan Sherwood Straus is reporting that East Lansing PD have told him this about Draymond's incident:

“We are confirming that Draymond Green was arrested for assault in our downtown business district early Sunday morning at around 2:30AM. The victim was a male. It was basically an altercation between two guys. There’s no injuries. He was released with a 200 dollar bond on Sunday. And he’s got 10 days to get arraigned and then prosecution will continue from there.”

UPDATE 2:

Draymond allegedly smacked a fan at the bar for taunting him...

Of course, twitter is already having a field day with the early reports.

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