NBA mascots salary: Which one makes more money?
NBA superstars often make the news for signing massive million-dollar contracts , proof that the league has huge money at stake. One other part of the team that provides entertainment for basketball fans also does pretty well for itself . Although they earn nowhere near the huge amounts of money that the players do, team mascots make a decent living . Their job description usually includes dancing, providing comedic relief during Game s , and appearing at team events. According to Boardroom TV , a media network founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman , the average salary for a professional mascot amounts to some $60,000 per year . Top earners among NBA mascots Just like NBA players, there are also great discrepancies in pay among mascots . The highest-paid one is Rocky the Mountain Lion , a representative of the Denver Nuggets, who earns $625,000 a year . This figure is more than ten times the median salary for the job. Next on the list is Harry the Hawk, who represents Atlanta: ...