[News] Clippers Paying Kawhi Under the Table

[Insomniacal Fan]

No. What I am saying is that both can be applied individually (i.e. the contract can be void AND he can get fined). In this instance, I wouldn't be surprised if the NBA sees both as being such (i.e. "Not only are we going to void Kawhi's contract, but we are also going to fine him x dollars")...

Ok, what I’m wondering about is logistically how they would assess the fine if Kawhi doesn’t have an active NBA contract. My understanding is that normally a fine comes from a player’s paycheck. If a contract is voided, no paycheck, so how is the NBA going to get the money?

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Ok, what I’m wondering about is logistically how they would assess the fine if Kawhi doesn’t have an active NBA contract. My understanding is that normally a fine comes from a player’s paycheck. If a contract is voided, no paycheck, so how is the NBA going to get the money?

I'm not going to spell it all out for here right now because you will be able to answer your question by conducting a simple Google search, but the NBA is definitely NOT restricted to only a player's paycheck when collecting a fine...

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

I'm not going to spell it all out for here right now because you will be able to answer your question by conducting a simple Google search, but the NBA is definitely NOT restricted to only a player's paycheck when collecting a fine...

Well, in this day and age, we all have personalized search results, so maybe your Google is different than my Google. As far as I can tell, the NBA has never reclaimed a fine from a player with no active contract. So feel free to spell it out if you have anything.

If the NBA asks Kawhi to return $50 million dollars (in order to be allowed to sign a new NBA contract), I'm thinking Kawhi just says "no."

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

You think he'd be that verbose, do you?

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Well, in this day and age, we all have personalized search results, so maybe your Google is different than my Google. As far as I can tell, the NBA has never reclaimed a fine from a player with no active contract. So feel free to spell it out if you have anything.

If the NBA asks Kawhi to return $50 million dollars (in order to be allowed to sign a new NBA contract), I'm thinking Kawhi just says "no."

I mean, now you're kind of talking about something different...Yes, the NBA has never reclaimed a fine from a player with no active contract. But, that was not your initial question. You simply asked if it can be done. And based on what I see and read, yes, it can.