The center is not receiving his $20 million salary while away from the team dealing with recurring POTS symptoms, ahead of the Feb. 11 trade deadline.
The Golden State Warriors have stopped paying Kristaps Porzingis, league sources told multiple outlets, cutting off the semi-monthly payments on his $20 million salary because he is not rendering services to the team.
Porzingis is away from the Warriors while dealing with recurring symptoms of POTS, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. He signed a two-year, $40 million contract with Golden State this summer, with only $3 million guaranteed in the second season. According to Bobby Marks, the withheld pay is costing him $218,341 per game.
There are reportedly no plans for the Warriors to void the contract, and Porzingis is not disputing the lack of payments. The team is said to be seeking a trade for the 31-year-old forward before the Feb. 11 deadline, even as the stalemate over his pay continues.
The situation leaves Porzingis' future with the franchise unresolved, with his own next steps in the NBA also uncertain as the saga plays out.