WARRIORS’ GREEN SUED

The legal case involving Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green in East Lansing, Mich., last year has spilled into a California courtroom. Jermaine Edmondson, the former Michigan State football player who said Green slapped him in July 2016, and his girlfriend, Bianca Williams, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Alameda County against the NBA All-Star for assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distresses. According to NBC Bay Area, in a news conference Wednesday, Lisa Bloom, the attorney for Edmondson and Williams, said, “Mr. Green has refused to accept responsibility for his conduct, and so we will ask a jury to educate him and hold him accountable.” A spokesperson for Green said, “This lawsuit relates to an incident that occurred in East Lansing, Mich., over a year ago, for which Draymond paid a noise violation fine. Draymond looks forward to defending himself and clearing up the misinformation put forth today.” Green went to college at Michigan State. In the early morning of July 10, 2016, Green was arrested outside Conrad’s Grill in East Lansing after police saw him slap Edmondson. Green, a forward, was charged with misdemeanor assault, though he reached a plea agreement later in the month for a noise violation, a civil infraction, and was fined $500, plus $60 of restitution. He avoided jail time. Green was also not allowed to make contact with Edmondson for one year.