One of the WNBA’s biggest stars is getting tired of the way she is getting treated by the league.

After a near-brawl on Saturday night, one of the league’s most well-known players, Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, spoke out about the rough-and-tumble nature of the league, how she is forced to constantly defend herself, and how she is financially being bled dry by fines. On Tuesday, Griner was suspended three games for her role in the incident.

“I’m not doing it for the money because we don’t make enough, and they want to fine me for every little thing,” she told the Arizona Republic on Monday. “I’m getting techs for protecting myself in games and flagrants because they always only see me. They never see anything beforehand. I’m basically not getting paid this summer already [due to fines].”

Even worse, Griner then went on to lament the viability of her playing at all going forward, which is not a good sign for a league that is struggling to gain notoriety.

“How they handle this will determine a lot about the future,” Griner said. “Because how can I fight for some league that doesn’t even want to protect their players?”

The kerfuffle took place when Griner appeared to get punched by Dallas Wings rookie Kristine Anigwe after a basket. Griner then chased Anigwe down the court, throwing wild punches into the air. Griner’s teammate, injured star Diana Taurasi, came off the bench to try to quell the fracas, and she became one of six players thrown out of the game.

“Today I went on the court to make sure my teammate didn’t get jumped,” Taurasi told reporters after the game. “[Griner] got punched in the face and then someone ran on her back and threw punches at her face. I would do that 100 times out of 100 times.”

Taurasi was suspended one game and fined $500 for leaving the bench, as was Dallas forward Kaela Davis. Anigwe and Dallas’ Kayla Thornton were each suspended two games.

The fines and suspensions seem to be pushing Griner further away.

“They better hope our coaches and GM [Jim Pitman] don’t go anywhere and [star DeWanna Bonner] plays here forever,” Griner said. “Because I’ll be done in a heartbeat if I was anywhere else.”