How NBA fines turn bad moments into good deeds

What’s the afterlife of an NBA fine? After the pushing and shoving, the bursts of colourful language and complaints about officiating or the league that skew a little too public, where does the money go?

You’d be forgiven if, in the moment, you give more thought to what a potential suspension for your team’s favorite superstar means for the competitive trajectory of your team, than what a fine means to the finances of said player. But it turns out the liquidity of bad decisions goes a long way toward doing a little good.

“Not many people know that when players get fined, 50% goes to NBA Cares, and then

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