Good to see awareness being raised these days, but anybody can recieve Bitcoin through Bitpay and other services that can convert your hard earnings into digital gold.Cheers, this feels like the year we hit the straight and narrow, I hope there's no more artificial pumps the rest if the year.

How could anyone know this without having access to insider information?
No offense, but this is such a random question, I kinda wonder why you want to speculate on something as random as this

Unlikely with the current confusion regarding taxes with bicoin, though it would be possible for a player to declare he's moving all of his payments over to bitcoin which would garner about as much media attention especially if it's a well known player.

Well it is good to see that those Big players are also joining crypto and wants to be part of this,
And it is good for us since they would surely be one of the reason why the price of crypto would rise soon.
So let's just hope that more and more athletes not just in BasketBall but also in other sports would be interested to join too.

I didn't know this so I had to look it up to see if it's true...and it is: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/10303116/sacramento-kings-become-first-pro-sports-team-accept-bitcoin

That wouldn't the right to do. They should just follow what the NFL players are doing, simply voice your opinion regarding payment in BTC.

Also, big thanks to these NFL players for giving Bitcoin some free publicity, especially now during a bull run 

If this actually happened this would drive demand up and bitcoin would rise significantly.  This will ever happen though, its far too volatile for agents to let their players get paid in btc.

Mavericks aren't actually accepting crypto, they are using a 3rd party processor so they are just receiving cash.

I believe it's going to be a matter of time before bitcoin acceptance as a means of salary and allowance payment to professional sport men and women  become a well sort after deal. Who doesn't like a currency that grows in value without paying tax on the growth or even have to undergo rigorous brain work of when to make a fixed deposit and liquidate same. Bitcoin is a perfect solution for all these almost low interest paid of fixed deposit in the bank.

I first heard about a similar story happening in one of the professioanl european soccer leagues where they were going to start paying their players in bitcoin. But never followed up on it. Cant even remember the name of the team to be honest. But they were definitely being paid in a cryptocurrency for their salaries.
Didnt know it was offered to the NFL but for the NBA I imagine they are saying accepting bitcoin payments for merch at their stores and not paying they players in bitcoins. Because their salaries are astronomical and with the instability of cryptocurrency they wouldnt take a paycut on any given day.
Even a $100 difference in bitcoins price would mean a couple of $10k difference when they are getting paid in the millions.

For sure, the value of bitcoin will go high if they will be paid in btc. The supply will not ran out.   The value will tremendously increase though. That would be a great day for all crypto enthusiasts and holders out there. Couldn't wait to experience that day.  

Its truly real and frankly opinion, how does this become reality if there no one can introduce to them all about what is bitcoin qnd how it is importanace.