Spirit, Dragons match to go ahead
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The National Basketball League (NBL) says tomorrow's game between the embattled Sydney Spirit and the South Dragons will go ahead as scheduled.
Sydney Spirit players agreed to a financial rescue package put forward by Basketball Australia (BA) this morning.
The players have not been paid for the last month and the club's owner has been issued with a default notice.
NBL chief executive Scott Derwin says the club's players have had a major role in keeping the Spirit going.
"At the end of the day it was the decision of the players. We put a rescue package to them which entailed them having to accept a very substantial reduction in their salaries," he said.
"To their great credit they accepted that and which will allow the game to proceed tomorrow."
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