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LeBron James could reportedly lose over $400,000 per game if season is canceled

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LeBron James could lose a significant amount of money if the NBA decides to cancel the season, per Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report. More specifically, the superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers could lose over $400,000 per game if the league does not resume play.

 

 
“If games are canceled, the league can deduct approximately 1.1 percent for each lost contest (including about 5.6 playoff games per team). For a high-paid All-Star like LeBron James, he’d be on the hook for over $400,000 per game.

While players typically receive their final paycheck Nov. 1, months after the season ended, a select few have accelerated pay schedules, including James.

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By force majeure, James would need to “promptly pay the difference directly” to the Los Angeles Lakers,” Pincus reports.

James signed a four-year, $153.5 million maximum contract with the Lakers in the summer of 2018. The four-time MVP is making $37,436,858 this season from his Lakers contract, but that was when games were being played.

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Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Refuse to Take Pay Cuts Despite Bizarre Situation in NBA Due to Coronavirus
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Los Angeles Lakers’ Lebron James and Brooklyn Nets duo of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant negotiated “all you can get deals.” The report by New York Times’ Mark Stein included Washington Wizards’ John Wall and Pistons star Blake Griffin too as players who negotiated this deal. It will see these NBA players receive, “all or most of their salary for the 2019-2020 season.”

NBA Games Suspended Indefinitely
The Coronavirus has seen the suspension of the 2019-20 season of the NBA with one month of the regular season left. The league’s first player to contract the virus was Jazz center Rudy Gobert. Later, a total of 14 more players across the league were infected. Among these was Kevin Durant who is one of the players to sign the deal ensuring he gets all or most of his pay for the season.

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American CDC guidelines mean that it will not be possible for the resumption of play until late next month. The suspension of play has caused significant financial losses to teams.

Senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN said that the NBA planned to deliver all player’s salaries until the first of April. However, this memo also hinted at the league recouping salaries from players. This would happen if the games were canceled beyond the 15th of the month.

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The report stated the loss of revenue caused the league to leave itself financial flexibility that is based on a force majeure provision in the collective bargaining agreement. The provision permits the league to withhold 1/92.6 (1.08%) of a player’s salary over a season. It is based upon catastrophic circumstances which include war, disaster, and pandemics.

When can the League Resume?
The League is seeking a resumption in Mid-June and has commenced the process of looking for arenas to hold the playoff ages which will extend into mid-August. However, the situation looks bleak with the USA considered the new epicenter of the deadly virus.

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These stars have refused to take a pay cut amidst the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. Will they be the first of many? Or will the league ensure that no more such deals are signed?

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