Breaking: Draymond Green reportedly arrested

Draymond Green was reportedly arrested last night in East Lansing, Michigan according to mlive.com.

The police haven’t said much as of yet, but it has been confirmed it was for assault. Lt. Scott Wrigglesworth of the East Lansing Police Department released this initial statement following the arrest:

"“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.”"

Details are slowly starting to emerge and the police have since confirmed that it was in fact Green whom they arrested.

With all of the concern around domestic violence, a cause that Green himself has fought against alongside the NBA, fans can be relieved that the victim was reportedly male.

According to Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group, Green’s arraignment is scheduled for July 20 and his there was a $200 cash bond.

Based on the details that we know, this isn’t the end of the world. While, of course, it was wrong, the offense wasn’t as serious as it seemed at first. It’s unlikely that the All-NBA power forward will face serious legal repercussions. It was a definite lapse in judgment, but it’s not something to worry about too much.

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Jahlil Okafor was suspended two games by the team after he was caught fighting heckling fans outside of a nightclub. The second offense was recorded and released by TMZ. If that only earned two games, then perhaps Green’s won’t be punished heavily.

The Golden State Warriors have released a statement following the news:

Green doesn’t seem to be taking the whole thing too hard as his Snapchat story shows that he was in a helicopter flying over New York just a little over an hour ago.

After losing in the NBA Finals, Green earned a spot on Team USA. It’s become clear that USA Basketball wasn’t aware of the incident immediately, but they’re going to wait for all of the facts and details to emerge before making any kind of decision on Green’s eligibility for the Rio Olympics, which are right around the corner.

Green, a Saginaw, Michigan native doesn’t have a known criminal record prior to this. In fact, it almost feels weird writing about Green being a criminal. Despite what NBA fans think about the All-Star, he’s not a bad person.

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He’s an intense competitor, but he’s a good human being. He’s been a part of a few NBA controversies on the court–Steven Adams and LeBron James groin incidents–but nothing off the court.

Based on what we know now, Green’s actions were dumb, but not the worst thing that could have ever happened.

We will update with more details when they emerge