Meyers Leonard net worth: All about Miami Heat star's salary and contract details

Meyers Leonard has been in news for past week following his use of an anti-semitic slur during a video stream. Miami Heat center could be heard saying "F---ing cowards; don't f---ing snipe me, you f---ing k--- b----" during Meyers Leonard video and was subsequently fined and suspended by NBA. Here's a look at Meyers Leonard net worth, current contract and salary. 

Meyers Leonard net worth: Meyers Leonard contract 

According to Players Wiki,  Meyers Leonard net worth can be estimated to be around $10 million. Much of 29-year-old's net worth can be accounted for his earnings from his career as a basketball player in NBA. According to Spotrac, Meyers Leonard's career earnings amount to a reported $59,437,072, accounting for his wages at both Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat. As per Meyers Leonard contract, he could become a free agent this summer as Heat hold a team option on him for next season worth about $10 million.

Meyers Leonard injury might have to make Heat compensate him for suspending him for a week.  29-year-old appeared in only three games for Heat this year and was diagnosed with a season-ending shoulder injury in January. 

Meyers Leonard video: Meyers Leonard comment lands him in hot water, fined and suspended by NBA

Meyers Leonard was fined $50k and suspended for a week from all Miami Heat facilities in a statement released by NBA. " Meyers Leonard comment was inexcusable and hurtful and such an offensive term has no place in NBA or in our society. Yesterday, he spoke to representatives of Anti-Defamation League to better understand impact of his words and we accept that he is genuinely remorseful. We have furr communicated to Meyers that derogatory comments like this will not be tolerated and that he will be expected to uphold core values of our league, equality, tolerance, inclusion and respect, at all times moving forward" said NBA commissioner am Silver in a statement. 

Meyers Leonard h issued an apology soon after video of him using racial slur went viral on social media. statement claimed that Meyers Leonard comment was out of 'ignorance' as he promised "to do better and know that his future actions will be more powerful than his use of this word". In his appearance on ESPN's Greeny, NBA commissioner am Silver said that Leonard met voluntarily with L and  $50,000 fine was maximum amount he can fine a player for that kind of act. 

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