The fine is a result of Davis’ agent, Rich Paul, sending a statement to ESPN saying his client had requested a trade. In its statement, the NBA said the move was “an intentional effort to undermine the contractual relationship between Davis and the Pelicans.”
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But Davis, who is making over $25 million in salary this season, won’t be hurt too much by that $50,000 fine. And as a result, NBA Twitter did its thing by poking fun at that fact.
Below is a compilation of some of the best jokes.
Anthony Davis’ fine is just a tiny slice
Worth the fine to play with the Lakers?
Anthony Davis makes that money back fast
Seriously, he’ll make it back
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Magic Johnson is willing to pay that…
… So is LeBron
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