Common use of Allowable Amendments Clause in Contracts

Allowable Amendments. In their individual contract negotiations, a Veteran Player (but not a Rookie) and a Team may amend the provisions of a Standard Player Contract, but only in the following respects: (a) By agreeing upon provisions (to be set forth in Exhibit 1 to a Standard Player Contract) setting forth the Base Salary to be paid to the player for each Season of the Contract for rendering the services described in such Contract. (b) By agreeing upon provisions (to be set forth in Exhibit 2 to a Standard Player Contract) stating that the Base Salary provided for by the Standard Player Contract shall be, in whole or in part, and subject to any conditions or limitations, protected in the event that the Contract is terminated by the Team by reason of the player’s: (i) lack of skill; (ii) disability or unfitness to play skilled basketball resulting from a basketball-related injury (“basketball-related injury”); (iii) disability or unfitness to play skilled basketball resulting from any injury or illness suffered by the player during a WNBA Season (“in-Season injury or illness”); and/or (iv) disability or unfitness to play skilled basketball resulting from any injury or illness suffered by the player during the term of the Contract (“injury or illness”); provided, however, that no Team, at any one time, may be a party to, or have any obligations to pay Base Salary under, more than six (6) Player Contracts that contain Base Salary protection of any kind during the then-current or any future Season. For purposes of the preceding sentence (i) any outstanding Offer Sheet that provides for Base Salary protection of any kind shall count against the per-team limit of six