After a little bit of uncertainty regarding when they would get paid next, the announced on Thursday morning that they would be making scheduled payments to their players on April 15, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
After players were given their paychecks for April 1, there was some uncertainty about whether they would get paid next. That became one of the bigger stories in the league, which of course involved Klutch Sports and LeBron James. James, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and John Wall are among the few players in the NBA who have negotiated in their contracts to get 90% of their money by April 1. They are among a small minority of players in the league as most of the league gets their contracts paid out on a 12-month payscale. Right now, most of the league has still yet to get 50% of their paychecks.
While payments beyond April 15 are still unknown, sports teams are cutting costs and in some cases cutting staff while the outbreak has put the sports world on hold. However, the NBA nor the players, including LeBron James, aren’t done holding out hope that there’s a way to crown a 2020 NBA Champion.
