(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Sixers organization is reversing initial plans to reduce salaries for its staff after immediate backlash to the Monday's announcement.
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment founder Josh Harris now says that the Sixers will no longer be cutting up to 20 percent of the pay for full-time, salaried employees Tuesday. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS It was previously announced in a statement by Scott O'Neil, CEO of HBSE, that both the NBA team and the New Jersey Devils planned to make the temporary pay cuts and reduce the work week to four days amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.