Monday turned out to be simply perfect for the Phoenix Suns, initially. Going against the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena, they secured a comprehensive 115-101 win. However, the night ended with the Suns guard, Jalen Green, getting a hole in his wallet in a post-game incident.

On Tuesday, the NBA fined the 23-year-old player $25,000 for using profanity during his teammate’s postgame interview. Green was celebrating Collin Gillespie’s 25-point night. However, the moment took a different turn when he said something completely unexpected on television.

“They can’t even f— with you,” the Suns star said.

Meanwhile, Gillespie, surprised, tried to stop his teammate from saying anything further. And guess what Green did?

“I don’t care,” he replied with a massive smirk on his face.

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Green called his teammate “my dawg” before exiting the frame. Well, soon after, there was a $25k blister in his pocket.

Another interesting point is that the 23-year-old did not even play on Monday. Again, it’s not like the Phoenix Suns have been able to utilize their recruit from the Houston Rockets much this season. Dealing with a hamstring injury, Green has played only two games so far in the regular season. The latest report on his recovery clarified that he was making good progress and that there would be an evaluation in a few weeks.

Now, Green is no stranger to the NBA’s harshest rules. And this isn’t the first time the league has taken a strict stance against him.

Jalen Green’s first encounter with the NBA’s relentless rules

Jalen Green’s disciplinary résumé stays relatively clean, with only a handful of league actions attached to sportsmanship issues. The most significant moment arrived in January 2023, though. During a Rockets defeat in Sacramento, Green stepped beyond protocol by leaving the bench during an on-court altercation.

Consequently, the NBA handed him a one-game, unpaid suspension, along with teammate Jae’Sean Tate.

That fight unfolded early in the final quarter of a 139-114 loss. It began when Garrison Mathews fouled Malik Monk while chasing a loose ball, and everything spiraled from there. The Rockets star was fined $35,000 for provoking and taunting. Tari Eason paid $30,000 for escalation and official contact. And Monk owed $25,000. All three were handed technical fouls and then ejected from the game.

Coming back to the present day, the celebration in Washington turned into a tough night for Jalen Green’s wallet. Meanwhile, the Suns fans wait for their star to finally come back to the floor and create the kind of magic that he once created for the Rockets.