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Marcus Camby Isn't $weating Incentive

Apr 4, 2009 – 3:45 PM
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Tom Ziller

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Putting a "games played" incentive on the contracts of oft-injured players is a great idea. Marcus Camby, through his career, has definitely qualified as oft-injured. But he's actually been mostly healthy for the past couple years, with only oddball maladies (like an ear infection) and relatively minor ankle sprains shelving him during the Clippers' awful 2009 campaign.

But those issues have added up to leave Camby two games short of his 60-game incentive, which would boost his salary a few hundred thousand dollars. Camby won't play Saturday in Denver, and in an interview with Lisa Dillman of the Los Angeles Times he doesn't seem concerned he could miss out on the extra cash.

Camby said he hasn't been thinking about the incentive clause.
"I don't worry about it too much, stuff like that. Money is definitely money, but I've made and saved a lot through my 13 years."
A less-secure player would be limping onto the court to make that bread. You can guarantee Donald Sterling hopes Camby stays in suits, and to be honest that's why injury clauses in contracts will always be feared by agents. You can't trust every NBA owner.
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