The Warriors have suspended big man Jordan Bell one game for “conduct detrimental to the team,” the club announced today in a press release. Bell will serve the one-game ban on Wednesday night, with Golden State set to face Memphis.
Since no additional details were included in the Warriors’ announcement, it’s not clear what exactly Bell did to warrant the suspension. However, it’ll cost him a little money — he’ll forfeit 1/145th of his $1,378,242 salary for 2018/19, which works out to $9,505.
Bell, who will be a restricted free agent at season’s end, has been a regular part of the Warriors’ rotation this season, though the 24-year-old hasn’t played a major role for the team, averaging 3.0 PPG and 2.7 RPG in 11.4 minutes per contest. All of those numbers are slightly down from his rookie season.
Golden State has no shortage of depth up front. The team figures to use some combination of DeMarcus Cousins, Andrew Bogut, Kevon Looney, and Jonas Jerebko to replace Bell’s minutes on Wednesday.
Getting too big for your britches there, bud.
I’m guessing team suspensions don’t lower a team’s tax bill?
Correct.
Like 9K and change is going to matter?
gotta stop overpaying these people so ludicrously to play sports.
What would you suggest they do with the money? Just let the owners keep it?
Lower ticket prices and concessions.
Again, refer this to the owners.
Players salaries have no effect on tix or concessions prices, that’s all ownership.
And even if they did, that’s still ownership u should be upset with for putting that cost onto the fans
So you are suggesting a business alters their pricing model to be less expensive and more consumer friendly even though the market dictates these prices? That’s anti-capitalism sir! This is America where a free and open market place determines the fairest cost.
*somewhat tongue in cheek comment
Free and open?
When 30 teams
have a
monopoly?
HaHaHa!
Nothing about pro sports is free market. It’s the utter definition of controlled economy. The reason prices won’t reduce is because of monopolies, and players union demanding gigantic salaries.
Yay more money for billionaires
Second time something like that has cropped up with him…
So what’s his bad thing, prying media…
Heard he said: “GO ROCKETS!!!!!”
As a restricted free agent can he be traded after the season ends?
Only if it’s sign-and-trade.
So the season is 145 days long? And the playoffs are, what, 100 days long?