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submitted 1 year ago by bird@lemm.ee to c/nba@lemmy.world

The NBA announced today that Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden has been fined $100,000 by the NBA for public comments on August 14 and 17 indicating that he would not perform the services called for under his player contract unless traded to another team. The league's investigation, which included an interview of Harden, confirmed that these comments referenced Harden's belief that the 76ers would not accommodate his request to be traded.

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[-] Ds4zkMjT@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Usually the amount of fines the league can collect is defined in the CBA.

[-] bird@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah this is also one of the bigger fines I've seen coming from the league to a player. Biggest I've seen is Stoudamire getting fined $250k after he got arrested for the third time for marijuana possession.

[-] Ds4zkMjT@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

He must be so annoyed that it's legal now lol

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That makes sense. A quick internet search suggests that the $100K handed to Harden is indeed 100% of the max player fine per the CBA. Also, the current CBA, which expires this year I think, took effect July 1, 2017.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

pretty sure we’re in the new CBA rules now. but i don’t think fines have changed.

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There was a mutual option this year that both sides picked up. The current CBA, started in 2017, expires at the end of this NBA year
(Edit: I was incorrect here, see below)

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I don't have twitter so can't use your link, but I did another search and you are indeed correct. Thanks for the correction!

[-] Ds4zkMjT@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It would make more sense to scale with the player's salary, but which owner is really going to negotiate super hard for something like that?

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

or at least scale with the salary cap.

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Actually, I think the owners would be all for something like that - they'd probably be able to exercise more control over superstars. It's players who I don't think would want that. Some make lots of money, others aspire to. Currently, rookies get their tech fines paid off by the team or vet players, I'm pretty sure, or at least I'm pretty sure that's how they do it on the Raptors

[-] Ds4zkMjT@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah the owners would want it, but to negotiate power like that you gotta give something up. I just think it's such a rare occurrence that you'd want to fine a guy more than $100k that it's not a big priority.

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