Gerald Green Suspension by Heat Reportedly Stems from Assault

When Gerald Green was suspended by the Miami Heat for two games, it was described as being for conduct detrimental to the team. Further details have emerged regarding the circumstances, in which he reportedly punched a person in the face. 

According to Manny Navarro and Chuck Rabin of the Miami Herald, a police report from Nov. 4 details an incident with Green at his condo:

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Green, 29, showed up at the front desk of his condo with bloody hands, asked a clerk to call paramedics, then walked outside into the valet area, where he collapsed.

Then Green recovered, walked back inside and punched someone in the eye who was trying to stop him from going back up to his apartment, the report says.

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The victim in the incident was not named, and per the report, police said the victim "chose not to press charges" against Green.      

Green was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital after the incident, and the Heat released a statement saying they had "no further comment” on it, per Ira Winderman and Linda Trischitta of the Miami Sun Sentinel.

Navarro and Rabin's report noted that "a member of the Heat organization treated Green for dehydration" on Nov. 3. Green missed his first game of the season that night before sitting out another four games following his hospital stay.

After the Heat announced Green's suspension, he issued an apology as part of the official release, per Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today:

Heat president Pat Riley is quoted in the Herald as saying that he still believes in Green as a person and basketball player moving forward. 

"I think the release and the statement pretty much says what it says—conduct detrimental to the team," Riley said. "And other than that, it's a personal matter. It doesn't need to be discussed."

"I'm deeply sorry," Green said on Saturday, per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press.  "I'm deeply saddened for what happened but I'm ready to move on. I'm ashamed. ... I can't apologize enough."

Green, who is in his first season with Miami, has only appeared in three games for the team. He's averaging 10.3 points per game and shooting 41.2 percent from three-point range. 

As Navarro and Rabin noted, Green has no history of off-court violent acts. The team punished him for this most unusual circumstance, and he will hopefully be able to learn from it before returning to the Heat.