Over the weekend, the National Basketball Players Association made the move to secure access to health insurance for all retired players with at least three years of service in the league. The NBPA’s player representatives voted unanimously to fund the program, the first of its kind in American professional sports.
Said NBPA President Chris Paul, “The game has never before been more popular, and all the players in our league today recognize that we’re only in this position because of the hard work and dedication of the men who came before us.