Players who can play in the NBA for a few years are not bad money, after all, even if it is a year of basic salary, there are more than one million DOLLARs, and it is not a problem to mix a lifetime after playing for three or five years, let alone players with slightly higher salaries and longer years of playing. But as athletes, especially in the United States, these people spend a lot of money, and their salaries are often squandered by them as soon as they arrive. Today, NBC's famous basketball reporter Tom Winter broke the news that the court has officially arrested 18 players in the NBA on the grounds that they are suspected of fraud, with a total amount of up to $4 million.
The specific list of persons is:
Terrence Williams, Tony Allen, Shannon Brown, Will Bynum, Alan Anderson, CJ Watson, Darius Miles, Malvern Ely, Douglas Roberts, Tony Roten, Milt Palacio, Sebastian Telfer, Antoine Wright, Ruben Patterson, Eddie Robinson, Gregory Smith, Glenn Davis, Gimaglio Moon.
According to the published indictment, the 18 former NBA players were accused of defrauding millions of dollars worth of reimbursements for a health care plan that specifically serves active and retired players. In addition, according to statistics, these 18 NBA players have earned a total of $343 million in their careers, which does not include endorsement income and income from playing overseas.
In fact, the average player plays in the NBA for 3-5 years, which can completely make the second half of their lives worry-free, but some players lack self-discipline after retirement, and squander it, only to embark on this road of no return. In order to prevent players from going bankrupt and unable to make a living after retiring, coupled with maintaining the NBA brand, the league set up an NBA health benefit program, that is, when you play in the NBA for a certain number of years, generally at least three years, you will receive a pension and enjoy some of the NBA's welfare protection after retirement.
Among them, Shannon Brown, can be said to be one of Kobe's closest little brothers in the Lakers, when he was a famous spring man in the league, the dunk was very exciting, and today when he defended himself in court, he said that he was wronged, all of which was directed by others.
At present, the NBA official and the players' union have reacted to the matter, and they issued a joint statement saying: "We have provided the players with very generous benefits, we hope that they can make themselves worry-free for the rest of their lives after playing in this league, but the results are now frustrating, and we will fully cooperate with the federal prosecutors." ”
Shannon Brown, as Kobe Bryant's first substitute in the Lakers, is really heart-wrenching that he has fallen to this point, and his personal relationship with Kobe Bryant was also very good, but after leaving the Lakers for the Suns, he gradually disappeared from the league, and now it is really sad to see his news again in this way.