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

According to court docs, the former NBA star is asking the judge to shut down the requested payout, saying the monthly numbers are way out of line. The whole child support battle is tied up in an ongoing court case with his child’s mother.

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.