Suns guard's celebration with teammate costs him $25K after dropping f-bomb during live TV interview

Phoenix Suns defender Jalen Green's infinitesimal of solemnisation with teammate Collin Gillespie proved to beryllium a costly one. 

The NBA fined Green $25,000 aft helium dropped an f-bomb during Gillespie’s unrecorded postgame interrogation pursuing a ascendant show successful the Suns’ 115-101 triumph implicit the Washington Wizards connected Monday night. 

Phoenix Suns defender Jalen Green astatine an NBA Cup crippled astatine Mortgage Matchup Center successful Phoenix, Arizona, connected Nov. 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Gillespie scored 25 points to assistance the Suns triumph 5 of their past six games. During an on-court interview, Gillespie was giving recognition to his teammates erstwhile a few, including Green, interrupted to observe with him. 

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"They can’t f--- with you," Green appeared to accidental into Gillespie’s ear, but the broadcast’s microphone picked up the remark. 

"Oh my God," Gillespie responded. "On unrecorded TV, bro?" 

Phoenix Suns defender Collin Gillespie (12) dribbles past Washington Wizards halfway Alex Sarr (20) during the archetypal 4th astatine Capital One Arena successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected Dec. 29, 2025. (Rafael Suanes/Imagn Images)

"I don’t care," Green said successful effect arsenic helium exited the interview. 

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The league felt differently, and connected Tuesday, Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations James Jones announced that Green was fined $25,000 for "using profanity erstwhile interrupting a teammate’s unrecorded tv interview."

Green, who did not play Monday, has appeared successful conscionable 2 games this play arsenic helium deals with a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old defender was initially injured during grooming camp.

Suns defender Jalen Green (4) celebrates a 3 pointer against the Clippers guardant John Collins (20) during a crippled astatine the Mortgage Matchup Center connected Nov. 6, 2025. (IMAGN)

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Green played successful each 82 regular-season games successful each of the past 2 seasons, and was a portion of the commercialized that sent 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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