It is too common to pay fines for teammates in the NBA, as the boss of the team, with the most salary, it is a matter of duty to help the little brother pay the fine. But have you ever seen a fine for helping your opponent pay?
In previous pelicans-Philadelphia games, Embiid and Alvarado clashed over the ball, and both suffered a technical foul. Technical fouls are common, and Embiid is one of the players who often eat technical fouls.
There may be people who don't know that eating technical fouls in the NBA is a fine. The fines from the first to the fifth are $2,000, which then accumulate in turn until the ban. Dream Chaser was banned one time in the 2016 Finals because of the number of technical fouls.
For Embiid, the $2,000 fine was easily paid, and his salary this season is $31.58 million. But it's hard for the Pelicans' Alvarado.
Alvarado is a two-way contract player who has been paid $462629 this season, and after deducting various taxes and scraps, he may not be able to get more than half of it. So $2,000 is a heavy burden for Alvarado.
However, Alvarado reportedly revealed that Embiid has contacted him and will fine him for this technical offense. Alvarado was smiling when he spoke about the scene in the interview.
He first teased that he couldn't afford the fine, and then thanked Embiid for his generosity: "You know, I can't afford to pay the fine, but he's a cool guy, he's generous, and he contacted me and said he's coming to help me pay the fine." ”
Asked why he paid the fine for Alvarado, Embiid said: "He plays hard and competitively, and even if he is blown for a technical foul, he does not back down."
After the game I told him to keep fighting and keep going, he was because I ate this technical foul, but he made less money than the rest of the league, I felt that was my responsibility and I didn't want him to lose that money. ”
Many people may ask, why didn't Alvarado's teammates help him? It is probably because Embiid has taken the lead, and Alvarado has been taken care of many times by his teammates before.
In the Pelicans' road game against the Knicks, Ingram and Hart bought tickets for Alvarado's family out of their own pockets, allowing them to watch Alvarado play live.
Alvarado is from Brooklyn, so playing in front of his hometown father has always been his dream. He had 13 points, 4 assists and 4 steals in that game, without errors, scoring and stealing to a season high.
Alvarado scored a career high again with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting today, and for a two-way contract player, he is definitely walking.