With NBA players travelling across the globe to entertain and inspire through basketball. But to do that, there are regulations and Manila are breaching some of those regulations.
According to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski the NBA has told the players going to the Philippines that they’ll face financial fines if they go through with it.
Several NBA stars, including Blake Griffin, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and Damian Lillard, were scheduled to participate in promotional appearances in Manila this week, and the NBA has told its Players Association that the event organizers failed to gain league approval, sources said.
There were scheduled to be two days of exhibition events on Tuesday and Wednesday in Manila, but news reports out of Manila suggest that those events were canceled and ticket refunds were given to fans.
There is also word that the players have completely ditched NBA’s warning and have decided to cut a deal directly with the Manila organisers.
A high ranking NBA official has expressed that it’s unsafe to play.
Our biggest concerns aren’t sponsorships and payouts, but the playing conditions around the games – quality of the floor, equipment around the court, presence of doctors and facilities for treatment, etc.
Obviously the players don’t mind. Besides it’s a good experience. The NBA is known for globalisation after all.
