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The judge also sentenced him to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine against him — the maximum fine allowable.
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Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Two-way contracts don’t count against the salary cap, but Brown is ineligible to sign one because his NBA service time exceeds the maximum allowable for two-way players.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
That's because Chapter 7 eligibility depends on the bankruptcy means test, which compares your income to state medians and allowable expenses.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
But some scientists are hesitant to scale up to even those allowable levels.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Two-way contracts don’t count against the salary cap, but Brown is ineligible to sign one because his NBA service time exceeds the maximum allowable for two-way players.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
That's because Chapter 7 eligibility depends on the bankruptcy means test, which compares your income to state medians and allowable expenses.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
But some scientists are hesitant to scale up to even those allowable levels.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Allowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allowable. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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