NBA uncertain about paying players after April 1, NBPA expects full season pay

[SHAQATTACK]

Salaries should be fully guaranteed ...
Till the End of Time
this includes Nuclear war and asteroid strikes.

[tenn_smoothie]

What ?  Some players are going to lose a quarter, give-or-take, of their salary and be hurting ??

So their hardship will be not adding a second Lamborghini to their garages ?

[nickagneta]

What ?  Some players are going to lose a quarter, give-or-take, of their salary and be hurting ??

So their hardship will be not adding a second Lamborghini to their garages ?

Perhaps they should all go apply for unemployment.

[SHAQATTACK]

What is Dwight Howard suppose to do ...??

with 12 family's and 30 kids to support

[CelticsElite]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28979171/nba-players-discuss-withholding-pay-regular-season-games-canceled

The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are discussing scenarios for withholding up to 25% of players' remaining salaries in a league escrow should regular-season games eventually be canceled, sources told ESPN.

The NBA continues to hope that there will be a resumption of some part of the regular season and playoffs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but the uncertainty surrounding the league's ability to fulfill its full 82-game regular season will ultimately be a financial cost shared among owners and players.

The collective bargaining agreement maintains that players lose approximately 1% of salary per canceled game, based on a force majeure provision, which covers several catastrophic circumstances, including epidemics and pandemics.

[celticsclay]

Question, maybe for salary cap experts, what happens to a player like Dortz for Oklahoma City. He is on a two way contract and I believe his salary was 80k. He was on the verge of using up his 40 days and was going to be converted to be eligible for the playoffs. If season ends, does he go into next season on a two way contract instead? That would probably be the worst break an NBA player could get (especially since I guess he would not even make the full 80k...