ryan2772 Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 When Players Don't PayIn a season of bad behavior, sports leagues have announced stiff penalties for rule-breaking stars. Yet often, fines are quietly reduced, dropped -- or even, Jon Weinbach reports, refunded with interest.http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB111897034755762207-OUV_wHYEfDq1kBdUMezPzKFXQVs_20060617,00.html?mod=blogsreally long, but a good read. players have actually made money when they're fined by their teams/leagues:Among the athletes who've enjoyed relief from a stiff fine: NBA guard Latrell Sprewell -- who actually made money on a $25,000 penalty, because a corporate sponsor stepped in to pay it and the fine was later dropped by his team -- and pitcher John Rocker, who ended up paying just $500 of the $20,000 penalty originally imposed by Major League Baseball for his remarks about minorities and homosexuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pod Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 I've always been against fines in pro sports...never made sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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