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NBA “considering canceling games”, the financial implications for LeBron James

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Speculation is running wild as to when the NBA will return and how. The league has been suspended due to the Coronavirus since March 11, for an initial 4 week period. The chances of the suspension lasting much longer are high.

On a recent episode of The Lake Lake Show podcast, Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report suggested that “it could be three or four years until the league is back in balance”.

Pincus also went into depth on how the NBA will return. Where he stated that the league are considering canceling games. Which will create financial implications for players, even more so the high-end stars like LeBron James.

“Players typically get paid on the 1st and 15th of every month and the 1st would be a full check. But the league hasn’t committed to the 15th… it means they’re considering canceling games. Because by the rules, they can’t dock players for games that are rescheduled. They can only dock from players for games that are canceled.”

“If they were going down that path they might start with canceling a few games. Why cancel a lot, right? There’s no reason to until you have a better feel. I could see them canceling 3 games and start deducting 3 games worth of money from each player’s check. For someone like LeBron James, that’s in the neighbourhood of $400,000 per game. So you’re talking about deducting $1.2 million from LeBron’s check. So it’s not a small amount.”

Check out Eric Pincus on episode 26 of The Lake Lake Show podcast here. Where he also spoke about the NBA potentially resuming in Las Vegas.

The Lake Lake Show (EP26): Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report discusses how and when the NBA may return
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