The NBA and NBPA have agreed on the withholding of 25 percent of each players’ paycheck beginning on May 15, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The deal gives a gradual reduction in salary should a “force majeure provision” be enacted if the 2019-20 season has to be canceled altogether:
ESPN Sources: The NBA and NBPA have agreed on the withholding of 25 percent of each player paycheck beginning on May 15. Deal gives gradual reduction in salary should Force Majeure provision be enacted with cancellation of regular season games. May 1 checks will be paid in full.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 17, 2020
The NBA’s collective bargaining agreement allows the league to reduce player salaries by 1/92.6th for each game missed because of, among other things, epidemics.
Marc Stein of the New York Times reported in March that nine NBA players who received more than 90 percent of their 2019-20 salaries on April 1st are represented by Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, including Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James, Philadelphia 76ers swingman Ben Simmons, Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, Lakers shooting guard Kentavious-Caldwell Pope, San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray, Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges and Lakers power forward Anthony Davis.
Brooklyn Nets small forward Kevin Durant and point guard Kyrie Irving, along with Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin and Chicago Bulls forward Otto Porter Jr., are also on similar deals in which they have an accelerated payment schedule, per Stein.
The NBA was forced to suspend the 2019-20 season after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. There is a chance the season could be canceled since COVID-19 continues to spread across the world.
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