Eto mismo sa NBA / NBAPA Collective Bargaining Agrrement (CBA)
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ARTICLE XXIII
EXHIBITION GAMES AND OFF-SEASON GAMES AND EVENTS
Off-Season Basketball Events.(a) No player may play in any public off-season basketball game,summer league, or public exhibition or competition of basketball skills (e.g., a slam dunk contest or a “tour” organized by an NBA business partner)(each a “Basketball Event”)
unless such Basketball Event is approved in writing by the NBA for NBA player participation and complies with the terms and conditions of this Section 3. The NBA will consider an off-season Basketball Event for approval only if a request for such approval is submitted in writing to the NBA, and only if the arrangements made with respect to any such off-season Basketball Event are confirmed in writing to the NBA and satisfy the following requirements, in addition to such other reasonable requirements as the NBA may impose:
(i) General Requirements .
(1) The Basketball Event takes place on or after July 1,but in no event later than September 15 (or, in the case of a summer league, September 1);
(2) Prior to the Basketball Event, each participating player receives the express written consent of his Team to participate in the Basketball Event;
(3) The person(s) organizing the Basketball Event obtains disability insurance for the benefit of each participating player’s Team, in an amount acceptable to the NBA (provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to summer leagues); and
(4) The names and logos of the NBA and/or any NBA Team are not used or referred to in connection withthe Basketball Event, unless the NBA provides express written authorization for such use.
(ii) Additional Charitable Game Requirements .
The NBA will consider an off-season charitable game for approval only if, in addition to the general requirements set forth in Section 3(a)(i) above and such other reasonable requirements as the NBA may impose, the arrangements made with respect to such charitable game also satisfy the following:
(1)
The Players Association approves the game (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld)
(2) All proceeds from the sale of tickets to the game are used for charitable purposes;
(3)
The game is officiated by NBA referees assigned by the NBA to officiate the game. The person or entity organizing the game will be responsible for paying the officiating fees and the actual expenses incurred for the referees’ lodging and transportation to and from the referees’ homes to the site of the game;
(4)
There is at least one (1) NBA Team trainer and at least one (1) physician present at the game;
(5) The name or likeness of an NBA player is not used,or referred to, in advertisements or promotions for or related to the game, except that if the organizer of the game is an NBA player, such organizer-player’s name or likeness may be used, or referred to, in such advertisements or promotions;
(6)
Only current or former professional basketball players participate in the game;
(7)
The game is not accompanied by an exhibition or competition of basketball skills (such as a slam dunk contest), unless such exhibition or competition has been separately approved in writing by the NBA and the Players Association;
(8.)
Participating players are not paid or compensated (in excess of per diem and actual reasonable expenses incurred in traveling to and participating in the game);
(9)
The organizer guarantees that the game will produce at least $100,000 for charity, and, if directed by the NBA and the Players Association, the organizer (or a third party if the organizer itself is a charity) posts security for such amount in a form satisfactory to the NBA and the Players Association which grants the NBA and/or the Players Association the right to sue to recover such amount for the benefit of the charity;
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Yun reported $150k for the 2 day event to be paid sa players... labag na kagad sa CBA.
