As we near day 140 of the lockout the season seems to be slipping away. Not just for the fans but for the players who get paid on a per game basis.. Here are the Top 5 players that are losing money according to Yard Barker.
The NBA has already cancel the first month of the season which accounts to about 15 games.
Kobe Bryant $25.2M
Pay per game: $307,317
Lost from lockout: $4,609,755
Black Mamba is finally healthy and ready to go for the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately, the NBA is not cooperating right now and will not reopen its doors to give him a chance to win another championship. He is the player losing the most money in the NBA as the lockout moves forward.
Rashard Lewis $22.2M
Pay per game: $270,731
Lost from lockout: $4,060,965
Rashard Lewis went back to his professional roots this off season and has been training in Seattle to hopefully recapture some of his prior All Star form. Right, now he is currently with the Washington Wizards and can’t like the idea of losing this type of money, because he may be on the downside of his career.
Tim Duncan $21.3M
Pay per game: $259,756
Lost from lockout: $3,896,340
Timmy the quiet superstar for the San Antonio Spurs has stayed true to form and been very quiet this off season. Maybe, his body is enjoying the rest and he would not mind a year away from basketball. Well, if that is the case, this is one expensive vacation.
Kevin Garnett $21.2M
Pay per game $258,536
Lost from lockout: $3,896,340
Kevin Garnett, the angriest member of the Boston Celtics, is rumored to really have given the owners quite a chewing out at one of the players-owners meetings. Perhaps, that was just a strategy to get more rest and squeeze out an extra year or two in his career. He certainly does not need the money, but that is a lot of money to lose.
Gilbert Arenas $19.3M
Pay per game: $235,365
Lost from lockout: $3,530,475
Agent Zero is currently with the Orlando Magic and has been dressing up in several funny costumes this off season to hide his pain from losing this enormous salary. With a prior half a season suspension for bringing guns into the locker room and losing some of his current salary, Gilbert Arenas may wind up broke before your know it.
Sure, NBA players make quite a bit of money, but here is an example of how the lockout is impacting some of the top players.Fans perception of NBA stars, they are all young, arrogant, spoiled millionaires who love to flash their millions. However, the NBA lockout is damaging many of the players’ livelihoods on a daily basis. According to Jerry Stackhouse, “many players live paycheck to paycheck.” If this is the case –after just one month into the lockout– most players are feeling the pinch, but the five players who stand to lose the most money if the lockout continues are Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Rashard Lewis and Gilbert Arenas.
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