An NBA Player’s Heartfelt Plea: “It’s not for me. It’s for my children”

“It’s not for me. It’s for my children.” With a simple message, an NBA opened his heart. Tony Snell (California, 1991) In the last decade he has been a good role player from his 2.01 meters tall. A better defender than scorer, he is part of interesting teams such as the Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans. But he was left out of the league and from his position as a player in the Maine Celtics, the ‘affiliate’ of the ‘proud greens’ of Boston in the Development League, he asked to be hired again. For a reason that touches the heart.

Snell, con los Pelicans.

“Of course I want to come back and play. But now I have a bigger purpose. It’s something I really need,” he said on ‘Yahoo’. Snell asked to be hired to serve 10 years in the NBA and access a better ‘pension’ system after retirement . With this economic improvement he would help his two children, ages 2 and 3, with their medical treatment. They were diagnosed with autism, a developmental disorder that Ton himself also suffers from.and. “I wouldn’t be in the NBA if I had been diagnosed at his age,” he said in the past.

His story went around the world, but the official deadline expired and Snell did not get offers because his contract would touch the franchise luxury tax in the 2023-24 season. And a 10-day contract was not useful since to benefit from the retirement plan he had to be in a squad before that signing or play at least 50% of the games.

Snell, con los Maine Celtics.

As it is, he must wait for the next course to complete his tenth course. When the amount of the pension is met, it rises beyond $200,000., although until the player turns 45 they cannot start collecting it. If he plays at least three he earns about 60,000 annually.

I just hope they sign him, we always talk about the NBA as a family

Charles Barkley

Snell’s wish is to obtain that last contract and be able to pay for his children’s treatment. The NBA, in the face of history, has its heart in its mouth. “I just hope they sign him. It must be expensive to have two children in that situation. So I expect it from the NBA. We always talk about being a family,” said Charles Barkley, legend and now analyst.

2024-02-03 08:27:19
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