LAS VEGAS — “Simply give me my cash!”
Oklahoma Metropolis’s Jalen Williams may very well be heard uttering that TikTok development proper after his Thunder eradicated the Rockets within the NBA Cup semifinals — and he’ll receives a commission.
How a lot do gamers receives a commission for profitable the NBA Cup? Every participant on the profitable group for the NBA Cup will take house greater than half 1,000,000 {dollars}. Here is a breakdown of the prize payouts:
• NBA Cup champion: $514,971• Participant on shedding group in championship sport: $205,988• Gamers on shedding groups in Saturday’s semifinals: $102,944• Gamers on shedding groups in quarterfinals: $51,497
Coaches usually attempt to play down the cash as a motivating issue, however even they’ve a tough time promoting it.
“It is humorous, lots of people say it is the cash, and it isn’t; it is the competitors,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers stated. “Now, the fellows who aren’t taking part in, it is the cash. You already know, I’ve by no means been hugged extra by our rookies in my life than after that sport. They have been celebrating prefer it was an enormous sport.”
The gamers are extra direct.
“[The NBA Cup does have a certain energy to it that makes it very competitive. It’s probably because of the money…” Jalen Williams said. “Obviously, everybody wants free money.”
Or, as another player put it to NBC Sports,” money is money.”
And they are motivated to get it.
