Warriors' Draymond Green Settles Assault Case Before Olympics
EAST LANSING, Mich. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green will pay $560 for a noise violation in a deal that gets rid of a misdemeanor assault-and-battery charge in East Lansing, Michigan, lawyers said.
David Meyers, an attorney for the city, said the noise violation is not a criminal charge so no guilty plea is required. Green's attorney, James Heos, said Friday it's akin to a parking ticket.
Green, 26, was accused of striking a Michigan State football player in the face July 10 outside a restaurant near campus. Police say they witnessed the incident. Heos said Green was defending himself.
The male victim was not injured, according to reports.
Meyers says Green got no special treatment in the deal. Green is a former Michigan State star who is playing for the U.S. basketball team in next month's Olympics.
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