NBA fines Suns' Jalen Green $25,000 for using profanity while playfully interrupting live oncourt interview Andy BackstromDecember 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM 0 The NBA fined Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green $25,000 for using profanity while playfully interrupting a live oncourt interview after a 115101 road win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. Right on cue, as Suns guard Collin Gillespie mentioned how his teammates have been finding him during his thirdyear breakout, he was flanked by Green and another Phoenix guard, Jordan Goodwin.
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Andy BackstromDecember 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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The NBA fined Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green $25,000 for using profanity while playfully interrupting a live on-court interview after a 115-101 road win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Right on cue, as Suns guard Collin Gillespie mentioned how his teammates have been finding him during his third-year breakout, he was flanked by Green and another Phoenix guard, Jordan Goodwin.
Green came in with an uplifting roar, followed by an encouraging dap and a loud, "Yeah!"
As Goodwin exited the frame, Green hung around and said, "They can't f*** with you!" to Gillespie, who was visibly surprised by the profanity.
So much so that a smiling Gillespie even said, "Oh, my God. On live TV, bro?"
The interviewer chimed in, "It's a family show!"
Green responded with a "I don't care" before dapping up Gillespie once more and then walking off as Gillespie called him "my dawg."
The NBA has fined Jalen Green $25k for using profanity while interrupting Collin Gillespie's postgame interview 🙄 https://t.co/JFsQEJnmjh
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Gillespie, who went undrafted out of Villanova in 2022, is a microcosm of the Suns' unexpected success this season. The guard has exceeded expectations, doubling his minutes from the season prior and posting 13.9 points, 5.1 assists, 4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game while becoming a major contributor to a Suns team that's 19-13 and seventh in a crowded Western Conference table.
Phoenix carried the highest payroll in league history last season and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019-2020. The Suns are off to a better start this time around, without Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.
First-year head coach Jordan Ott has his group scratching and clawing and, at the same time, jelling.
And that's continued to happen in the absence of Green, who has been recovering from a right hamstring strain that he aggravated early last month in just his second game of the season.
The Suns acquired the 23-year-old Green from the Houston Rockets in the Durant trade this past offseason. Defensive pest Dillon Brooks landed in Phoenix because of that deal, too.
Brooks is currently second on the Suns in scoring with 21.5 points per game, behind only four-time All-Star Devin Booker.
Once finally healthy, Green is expected to form an effective duo with Booker in the backcourt. He averaged 20.1 points per game in his four seasons with the Rockets, who selected him No. 2 overall in the 2021 draft.
For now, lesser-known players are stepping up to fill the void — like Gillespie.
And Green seems to be loving it.
Source: "AOL Sports"
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Published: December 31, 2025 at 01:27AM on Source: RON MAG
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