NBA players miss first paycheck of ‘season’

A. Isaac Senior Editor

making it rain 135x95 NBA players miss first paycheck of season

With the NBA season officially in serious jeopardy, players missed their first paycheck Tuesday. Most of you might scoff at millionaires missing out on a few dollars here and there, but I assure you, the way some of these guys spend money, it’s a rather large hit on the economy and indirectly may very well affect where you work.

Just take a look at this list of some of the highest paid NBA players and the paychecks they missed.

Kobe Bryant-$1,051,832
Rashard Lewis-$922,998
Tim Duncan-$887,499
Kevin Garnett-$883,332
Gilbert Arenas-$802,886
Dirk Nowitzki-$795,535
Pau Gasol-$779,755
Carmelo Anthony-$771,665
Amar’e Stoudemire-$759,070
Joe Johnson-$751,606

Some other notables:

LeBron James-$667,604
Chris Bosh-$667,604
Dwyane Wade-$646,333
Chris Paul-$681,658
Chauncey Billups-$591,666
Kevin Durant-$566,833

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