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Wizards’ John Wall can’t drop dimes or dollars to his assistant coach

By Rucker Haringey

Dec 1, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) looks on from the court during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) looks on from the court during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA has informed Washington Wizards guard John Wall that he can’t pay Assistant Coach Howard Eisley for his high turnover games

Apparently only the NBA can stop Washington Wizards guard John Wall from dropping dimes to whoever he wants. The NBA has informed the Wizards that he is not allowed to pay Assistant Coach Howard Eisley $100 for every game where he committed more than three turnovers as the two had mutually agreed upon before the season. That will reportedly save Wall over $2600 to date.

The two planned the bet as a deterrent policy to keep Wall from giving the ball away too often. It always seemed strange that the money would go to Eisley though. The more reasonable arrangement for the pair to make would be to have Wall donate the money to charity. Perhaps Eisley’s alma mater of Boston College could be the beneficiary? After all, Wall’s alma mater, Kentucky, seems pretty set in terms of their basketball budget.

At any rate, the League killed the arrangement because it deemed it to be an example of sports betting. I suppose we should all be glad that it wasn’t a FanDuel or DraftKings sponsored event because if it were, the government would certainly have to get involved.

Instead, the Wizards will be forced to rely on more old-fashioned techniques to help Wall cut down on his turnovers. Maybe they should try something really retro like making him run suicides after practice or perhaps curtailing his playing time. No matter what, Howard Eisley’s wallet just got lighter and his job got a little harder.

(h/t NBC Sports)

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