Warriors Withhold Pay from Kristaps Porziņģis as Retirement Looms

The Golden State Warriors are withholding salary payments from Kristaps Porziņģis as the 31-year-old center remains away from the team and leans toward retirement. Ruling that Porziņģis is not rendering services, Golden State is withholding his $20 million salary, costing him $218,341 per game. The Warriors continue to explore trade avenues for his contract prior to the Feb. 11 deadline while mentally moving on from the former All-Star center.