Paul Pierce is fighting a request to pay $30,000 a month in child support.

According to court filings, the former NBA star is asking a judge to deny the proposed amount, arguing that the monthly payments being sought are excessive. The child support conflict comes from an ongoing legal case involving the mother of his child.

We don’t have all the specifics on what either side said in court, but Pierce is reportedly just trying to get a more realistic child support deal worked out.

The case got people talking online about how child support even works when you’re dealing with big-money athletes and celebrities. At the end of the day, it’s up to the judge to look at everyone’s numbers, hear both sides, and decide what’s actually fair.

Neither Pierce nor the child’s mother has publicly commented on the latest court filing.