Does that mean we won't have to hear him called "Money" Mitch McCarron anymore?

Most clubs extend their players contracts to end June, they took a pay cut over 10 months and now had it extended to 12. If McCarron could get it every player deserves their cut.

Loverbroker you have no idea of McCarron's contract or financial situation. As always you're just talking rubbish

And then he signed NBL1 @ Geelong. Can't be on too much coin if you need to run around in a second tier league

One of the higher paid Aussie NBL players applying for the hardship fund is deplorable

I would have thought that the NBL saying that 1/3 of the league should play for free from April 30 to June 06 (plus playoffs) is the deplorable thing here. And that the NBLPA AGREED to that suggestion, while saying that those players can apply for $4k to get them through. What a joke.

Maccaron should be ashamed of himself

I assume every negative poster here would also turn down an additional $4k if it was offerred wouldn't you. Sheesh - the players union doing something good for the players and the players accepting is bad?

KR is correct. No different to someone who sub contracts. It's called budgeting. Zero sympathy here.

This isnt the issue, the hardship fund is for lower tier players who would be in hardship.
Hence the name.

This is not Money making Mitch.

Nobodies business having opinions on who does and doesn't need money. Good thing the fund is set up, that’s it.

If they are entitled to it and they meet the criteria I do not see an issue

Surely it should be limited to the lower tier guys, say less than 60k for example. Some guys are making sfa in the big scheme of things. And yes, if you think NBL guys are ALL highly paid then you'd be incorrect.

Players who play in the nbl1 or nznbl have lost good back up money two years in a row. Last year canceled and this year over lapping. Over the two seasons that can be between 20g to even 60g for some, it's nothing to be sneezed at. Ware and McCarron of this world even head to Europe to earn extra.
Of course it affects players.

McCarron's business.
We are very judgemental pricks here on hoops.

Another thing to note that players over certain $$$ lost 50% of earnings whereas those under that lost less with the lower paid players only losing 20%.
So a player on $200k is only getting $100k but a player on $100k is now on $80k.
Obviously the player on $200k originally would be noticing the drop in income more significantly, especially if they have a family/children and are the main breadwinner.

I think its a bit cruel to the players on single year deals.

$2000 a month for what is realistically a full time job for a NBL player. Brutal.

Its not a hard yards league like nznbl or nbl1 the players on nbl contracts (non dp) make a living from the game.

Even if Mitch McCarron is making bank, it seems stupid that he would have to play for free. Especially on a team you know is loaded.

I also worry about imports and guys who have come back from overseas on one year deals seeing this as a reason to head back overseas.

Gibbo spend all his Brisbane & Gold Coast coin on the Ladies of Insta

Lmao wow

Photogenic Instagram Girlfriends? (PIG's for short)

Mcaron would have every dollar he has ever earned tucked away

Gibson's ex is a high profile lawyer. She definitely isn’t a gold digger.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, KET. You're brave correcting koberulz, take it easy!

They should be paying the fans for the hardship we have to go thru to watch the product thats currently being put out on the floor!

A key part of the agreement of both the timeline to then end of the season, and the agreement in the payment cuts was the that the players were not stood down, like so many other industries around the country and world, between April and Jan when the season started.

Clubs and owners made a commitment to keep paying them, regardless of the uncertainty being face around the season. Yeah, it was and is a horrible and tough time. Ask the sole traders and hospitality industry how things went for them back in that period.

The players would have been on jobkeeper for months and months if this deal hasn't been struck. Add to that all clubs are still currently struggling financially.... I’d suggest the players have gotten off pretty lucky.

If you lose two years out of a 10 year at best playing career I'm not certain that’s very lucky.