Topline The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have agreed to a reduction in pay of slightly more than 1% of a player’s salary for each game unvaccinated players are forced to sit out due to vaccine-related regulations in their home cities, ESPN reported Monday. Irving could forfeit north of $360,000 per home game if he does not get vaccinated. Getty Images Key Facts Mike Bass, the NBA’s executive vice president of communications, announced last week that “any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses.” The player’s union has not publicly commented on the league’s statement. ESPN reports both sides have agreed to a compromise, with unvaccinated players being docked 1/91.6th of their salary for each game they miss. This means unvaccinated players will forfeit approximately 42.6% of their total salary this season if they sit out every home game, as opposed to 50% of their salary. … Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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