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e considered as part of the Salary provided for by a Player Contract, provided that such PlayerContract makes clear that the Salary for each Season (including the allocation of any suchdeemed signing bonus) equals or exceeds the Minimum Player Salary for such Season.(d)On July 1 of each Salary Cap Year, any Player Contract (whether entered intobefore or after the date of this <strong>Agreement</strong>) that provides for a Salary for the upcoming Seasonthat is less than the applicable Minimum Player Salary shall be deemed amended to provide forthe applicable Minimum Player Salary.(e)Nothing in this Section 6 shall alter the respective rights and liabilities of a playerand a Team, as provided for in the Uniform Player Contract or in this <strong>Agreement</strong>, with respect tothe termination of a Player Contract.(f)Every Contract entered into between a player and Team that is intended toprovide for Compensation equal to the Minimum Player Salary (with no bonuses of any kind) foreach Season must contain the following sentence in Exhibit 1A of such Contract and shall bedeemed amended in the manner described in such sentence: “This Contract is intended to providefor Compensation for the ____________ Season(s) equal to the Minimum Player Salary for suchSeason(s) (with no bonuses of any kind) and shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary toso provide.”(g) Every Contract entered into between a player and a Team that covers the 2011-12Season and one or more subsequent Seasons, and that is intended to provide for Compensationequal to the Minimum Player Salary (with no bonuses of any kind) for such Season(s), (i) muststate in Exhibit 1A of such Contract that the Compensation for such Season(s) is the “MinimumPlayer Salary,” and (ii) shall comply with and be subject to the provisions of Article II, Section31
6(f) above. The player’s Salary for each such Season shall equal his then-applicable MinimumPlayer Salary.(h)A Uniform Player Contract that provides in any Season for the player to earnCompensation not greater than his applicable Minimum Player Salary (with no bonuses of anykind) that, at the time the Contract is signed, is fully or partially protected for lack of skill andnon-insured injury or illness may be amended to provide for the player to be paid a portion of hisCompensation for such Season (the “Advance”), up to the Maximum Advance Amount asdefined below, prior to November 15 of such Season. The Maximum Advance Amount for aSeason shall equal the lesser of (i) 80% of the amount of the player’s Compensation for suchSeason that is protected for lack of skill and non-insured injury or illness, or (ii) 7.5% of theplayer’s Base Compensation for such Season. Any Advance paid to a player for a Seasonpursuant to the foregoing must be deducted in full from the first (i.e., November 15) installmentof Base Compensation for such Season that the player would have received pursuant toparagraph 3(a) of the Contract had there been no such Advance. To effectuate the requirementset forth in the preceding sentence, every such Contract that provides for an Advance mustcontain the following language (and only such language) under the “Payment Schedule” heading(next to the “Current” sub-heading) in Exhibit 1A with respect to each applicable Season:“Player’s Current Base Compensation with respect to the _________ Season(s)shall be paid in accordance with paragraph 3(a), except that the November 15installment of such Current Base Compensation shall be reduced by $[amount ofAdvance], which amount shall be paid to Player in advance on [date].”32
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Page 15 and 16: (h)“Benefits” or “Total Benef
Page 17 and 18: (v)“Expansion Team” means the C
Page 19 and 20: (ii)“Moratorium Period” means:(
Page 21 and 22: the last year of the player’s pri
Page 23 and 24: ii.“Non-Draft Rookie” means a R
Page 25 and 26: affiliated with or an individual re
Page 27 and 28: (uuu) “Veteran Free Agent” mean
Page 29 and 30: each Season of the Contract for ren
Page 31 and 32: Team for the player’s benefit (
Page 33 and 34: (l)By agreeing upon provisions for
Page 35 and 36: with the Team’s efforts to procur
Page 37 and 38: insured injury, illness, or disabil
Page 39 and 40: amounts and at the times called for
Page 41 and 42: the player, the applicability of su
Page 43: Contracts shall be subject to the t
Page 47 and 48: (i)for any player who has completed
Page 49 and 50: applicable to such player in the fi
Page 51 and 52: these twelve (12) appearances may b
Page 53 and 54: microphone shall belong to the NBA
Page 55 and 56: (d)No Team may enter into a 10-Day
Page 57 and 58: services, participates in training
Page 59 and 60: player or the Team until a Player C
Page 61 and 62: day following the execution of the
Page 63 and 64: Section 4 or Article XI, Section 4,
Page 65 and 66: (c)A player whose Contract is assig
Page 67 and 68: (c)For purposes of this Agreement a
Page 69 and 70: Maximum Monthly Benefit for a Plan
Page 71 and 72: (1) The NBA, with the assistance of
Page 73 and 74: adjusted New Maximum Monthly Benefi
Page 75 and 76: Pension Plan as provided for under
Page 77 and 78: (whether final, temporary or propos
Page 79 and 80: Code or ERISA; or (4) if any provis
Page 81 and 82: termination. The NBA and the Player
Page 83 and 84: under the Code or ERISA; or (4) if
Page 85 and 86: incurred in connection with the adm
Page 87 and 88: Plan with respect to Toronto Player
Page 89 and 90: (2) The costs of funding the HIV/AI
Page 91 and 92: unreasonably withheld; and provided
Page 93 and 94: 2011-2012 Season (if the NBA exerci
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(
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Supplemental Benefit Plan (and, if
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ARTICLE VCOMPENSATION AND EXPENSESI
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Section 3.Promotional Appearances.W
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Season during which the fines and s
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Section 10. One Penalty.(a)The NBA
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Section 13. Motor Vehicles.At the c
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Section 1(a)(7)(i) below), from all
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whether now known or hereafter deve
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than the additional amounts paid by
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shall be deemed to include the amou
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direct exchange for a thing of valu
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(xvi)proceeds received by (A) Prope
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or a new lease entered into by a Te
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Parties shall be able to deduct all
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subscriber fees earned by a Related
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covered by this Agreement, this amo
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million.) Fifty percent (50%) of an
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(2) With respect to national broadc
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Section 2.(a)Calculation of Salary
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following the end of such Salary Ca
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less than 51% of Projected BRI for
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Section 3.Determination of Salary.F
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y the Contract (including any Zero
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Player Contract provides for an Ear
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is carried forward pursuant to this
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elow) plus 1% as of the date the lo
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very likely that the bonus will be
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securing the right to enter into a
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Section 4.(a)Determination of Team
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which the 50% allocation exceeds th
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the resolution of the Grievance, th
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(7) The amount of any Salary Cap Ex
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(3) A Non-Qualifying Veteran Free A
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(3) For purposes of this Section 4(
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(2) A Team cannot renounce any play
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Article II, Section 3(e) or 4. The
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in the first Salary Cap Year, and t
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(5) For purposes of this Article VI
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(a)Existing Contracts.A Team may ex
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the new Player Contract may provide
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illness would cause the player to m
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days have passed since the first re
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(2) Player Contracts signed pursuan
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give rise to an aggregated trade ex
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Extension, the last Season of the o
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greater than that permitted by any
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(ii)With respect to Contracts enter
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the phrase “Regular Salary” in
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additional Regular Salary by no mor
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compensation received as reimbursem
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following such extension, then, onl
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prepared in accordance with the pro
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(because, by way of example but not
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such Subsequent Audit Report the am
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NBA teams, in accordance with the f
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2009-10 9%2010-11 8%2011-128%(if th
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Salary Cap YearPercentage2005-06 10
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(12) “Individual Shortfall Adjust
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payments stated in such contracts f
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the New Benefit amount that is pres
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Escrow Agent, in accordance with th
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practicable, with interest, such ad
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Compensation Adjustment Amount, (D)
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(6) Any amounts that the Escrow Age
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the Team’s last Regular Season ga
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numerator of which is one (1) and t
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(4) (i) For purposes of the computa
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ARTICLE VIIIROOKIE SCALESection 1.(
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immediately preceding and immediate
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(d)Notwithstanding any other provis
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ARTICLE IXLENGTH OF PLAYER CONTRACT
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(B)The player is attending or previ
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(d)For purposes of this Article X,
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next NBA Draft with the Team that d
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in order to retain the exclusive NB
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that drafted him in such Draft foll
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(e)For purposes of this Article X,
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negotiated right of first refusal o
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elow, shall be deemed amended to pr
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Notwithstanding the immediately pre
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have Room for the player’s Player
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(ii)the fixed and specified Compens
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Refusal then, until such time as th
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(o)There may be no consideration of
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ARTICLE XIIOPTION CLAUSESSection 1.
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may not be amended to provide for a
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ARTICLE XIIICIRCUMVENTIONSection 1.
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furnished or made available to the
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(b)Upon a finding of a violation of
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expense figures may be redacted), w
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Salary Cap rules, and further subje
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(c)an agreement between NBA Teams c
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demonstrating by a clear prepondera
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who does not terminate his contract
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Section 12. Contribution.Any Team f
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(ii)the NBA and the System Arbitrat
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ARTICLE XVCERTIFICATIONSSection 1.(
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y this Agreement, there were no agr
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ARTICLE XVIMUTUAL RESERVATION OF RI
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ARTICLE XVIIITRAVEL ACCOMMODATIONS,
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ARTICLE XIXUNION SECURITY, DUES AND
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Section 4.No Liability.Neither the
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(ii)The NBA shall be required to no
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(a) Exhibition games prior to any R
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(b)No Team shall be required to pla
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(iii)attend and participate in ever
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is employed and the site of the All
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Team seeks to procure, or has procu
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ARTICLE XXIIIEXHIBITION GAMES AND O
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amount acceptable to the NBA (provi
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(x)The game is played in the United
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(a)No NBA Team may simultaneously e
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ARTICLE XXIVPROHIBITION OF NO-TRADE
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entering into such Contract may con
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(b)Notwithstanding anything to the
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ARTICLE XXVIIRIGHT OF SET-OFFSectio
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ARTICLE XXVIIIBROADCAST OR TELECAST
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ARTICLE XXIXMISCELLANEOUSSection 1.
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Section 5.Playoffs.(a) The number o
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Section 11. Additional Canadian Pro
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ARTICLE XXXNO-STRIKE AND NO-LOCKOUT
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ARTICLE XXXIGRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATI
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(c)A Grievance must be initiated, i
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(f)For purposes of computing time u
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the date designated by the Grievanc
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or their affiliates; sports teams o
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(3) As soon as reasonably practicab
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and in a manner consistent with his
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in writing or by facsimile given to
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(f)Subject to Section 3(c) above, a
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(d)Either the NBA or the Players As
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Section 4.(a)Costs Relating to Syst
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provisions of Section 2 above) with
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and complete disposition of the dis
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(iii)Subject to Section 9(c)(ii) ab
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in such Reports) and the Escrow Inf
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ARTICLE XXXIIIANTI-DRUG PROGRAMSect
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(m)“Program” shall mean this An
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(d) (i) The NBA and the Players Ass
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Section 3.(a)Confidentiality.Other
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(g)Notwithstanding anything to the
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(C) following any player’s refusa
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towards the number of tests to be a
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applicable consequences of a positi
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disqualification and (B) shall not
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imposition of a penalty under Secti
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(ii)If a player, within thirty (30)
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(iii)No penalty of any kind will be
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aftercare treatment in the Marijuan
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for each additional day beyond the
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(2)if the player already is in Stag
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(ii)Notwithstanding Section 10(c)(i
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(b)In addition to any other provisi
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which he was under contract at the
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(2) Option Years in favor of the Te
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or other legal impediment to sign w
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of a currently effective Uniform Pl
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Section 15. Additional Prohibited S
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ARTICLE XXXVSAVINGS CLAUSEIn the ev
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heirs, administrators, executors an
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ARTICLE XXXVIIGROUP LICENSING RIGHT
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ARTICLE XXXVIIIINTEGRATION, ENTIRE
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ARTICLE XXXIXTERM OF AGREEMENTSecti
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preceding the first Season covered
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sixty-day period following delivery
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ARTICLE XLIPLAYER-TEAM COOPERATIONS
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Section 2.(a)Reporting Requirements
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(iv)To the extent necessary, any pl
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(f)Medical Treatment and Physical C
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such player is required to make whi
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ARTICLE XLIIIOTHERSection 1.Heading
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EXHIBIT ANATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCI
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Player, the Team may reasonably imp
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determined by the Team to be medica
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foregoing sentence. The NBA will pr
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16. TERMINATION.(a)Player shall:The
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(v) The NBA shall promptly notify t
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EXAMINE THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLYBEFO
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The penalty for such offense shall
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such Player were acquired between S
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UNIFORM PLAYER CONTRACTExhibit 1
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1st YearSalary2006-07 NBA Rookie Sc
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EXHIBIT CMINIMUM ANNUAL SALARY SCAL
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EXHIBIT ENOTICE TO VETERAN PLAYERS
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EXHIBIT GOFFER SHEETName of Player:
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EXHIBIT I-1AUTHORIZATION FOR TESTIN
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4-dihydrotestosteroneDromostanolone
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SpironolactoneTriamtereneTrichlorme
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Once the specimen arrives at the la
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EXHIBIT J-1FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY
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6. For purposes of this Confidentia
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe undersigned hereb
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Minimum Procedures To Be Provided B
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• Compare player names with all p
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• Examine the National Television
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