Warriors Withhold Kristaps Porziņģis Salary Payments

The Golden State Warriors have stopped paying Kristaps Porziņģis portions of his $20 million salary for the 2026-27 season, saying the center is not providing services under his contract, according to league sources cited in reports. Porziņģis is not disputing the missed payments, the reports said, and is considering retirement. Porziņģis has not been at the Warriors’ facility since early October and has yet to play this season. The team changed his designation from “general illness” to “not with team” after he left the facility, according to the reports. Neither Porziņģis nor Golden State has disclosed the illness currently keeping him from playing. The reports describe his future in the sport as undecided. One account says Porziņģis is strongly contemplating retirement, but there has been no announcement that he is ending his career. The health issue has also prompted conflicting accounts: one report says he has dealt with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, over the past two seasons, while others say claims linking POTS to his current illness are misinformation. No public disclosure in the reports resolves whether the conditions are connected. The Warriors...