G-League Players Will Still Get Paid

Due to the ongoing impact of the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the NBA and other sports league continue their hiatus from playing games. One of the key concerns in recent days has become the part-time staffers who work game-day operations in NBA arenas. Thankfully, players and owners are stepping up to donate to the hard-working staffers who continue to be without work for the foreseeable future.
Breaking: #Pistons' Blake Griffin plans to donate $100,000 for workers at Little Caesars Arena: https://t.co/mzaG5ZA16r pic.twitter.com/aLRLJyB2j7
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) March 13, 2020
The NBA gets a lot of attention, but the G-League does now. However, there also will not be an issue paying the NBA's G-League players, and sources told The Big Lead on Saturday that multiple G-League clubs have directly reached out to the players' agents to assure them of this.
Per league sources:
— Ben Stinar (@BenStinar) March 15, 2020
The NBA G-League teams have also let player agents know that their players will continue to be paid per usual.
Not all teams are confirmed, but sources say their clients are going to get paid per usual.
G-League salaries for regular players who do not have NBA guarantees built into their contracts are minuscule, and this source of income is essential for those players.
The gestures around the NBA community continue to shine a light on the tight fraternity basketball has.