Dahntay Jones won’t have to adjust his personal budget, thanks to LeBron James’ generosity.
James on Monday told reporters that he’ll cover Jones’ looming fine, which amounts to a whopping $80, according to Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon. The NBA suspended Jones one game without pay for his low blow on the Toronto Raptors’ Bismack Biyombo on Saturday in Game 3 of the teams’ Eastern Conference finals.
Cleveland signed Jones before its last regular-season game, and the veteran forward only played one regular-season game with Cleveland, earning around $8,800. The fine Jones must pay equals 1/110th of his 2015-16 salary, meaning he must fork over $80.
James, who earned just under $23 million this season, said he’d “take care” of Jones’ fine. After all, teammates have to stick together during the playoffs … even if they’re new acquaintances.
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