?He?s Actually Underpaid?: NBA World Left Bewildered as $625K Salary Proves Sylvester Stallone Isn?t the Only Rich ?Rocky? in America

Sylvester Stallone’s sports drama franchise ‘Rocky’?is one of the highest-grossing movie franchises to this date. Stallone is one of the most popular actors in the world and has millions of fans all around the globe. However, even people who are not familiar with the $400 million worth Hollywood superstar certainly know him as the titular character in the ‘Rocky’ movies.

Considered as one of the most popular sports movies of all time, the franchise has grossed over $1 billion worldwide. While the franchise has six movies and three spin-off series to date, an upcoming movie ‘Drago’?of the franchise is in development.

Still considered a cult classic by fans, the movie stands out because of its originality. The main character being the underdog set to prove himself made it easier for the audience to be able to relate to the movie. Additionally, in several movies of the franchise, Rocky ends up losing, in contrast to the typical ‘hero always wins’ narrative. Those are just a few of the reasons why global audiences loved the movies.

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However, a certain other Rocky has somewhat won people’s hearts with his personality and goofiness. To be more specific, they garnered love and attention from the majority of NBA fans.

NBA fans clash over the popularity of Rocky the Mountain Lion

It is arguably hard to hate a character when it is wrapped up in adorable fur and is always making fans laugh. The Denver Nuggets mascot, Rocky the Mountain Lion recently made the news, and the mascot’s fans are overjoyed. It was recently reported that Rocky is the highest-paid mascot in the league. He earns about $625K annual salary. An average NBA mascot makes around $60K per year, which means Rocky earns 10 times more than most mascots.

While fans of the mascots are thrilled to hear this, others had their say on this. As the news broke, Twitterati is clashing heads over whether Rocky deserves to be paid that much. While half the fans are in support of the Nuggets mascot, the other half are more inclined towards other mascots of the league.

Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:

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While some fans believe Rocky the Mountain Lion is in fact underpaid, others believe mascots like Benny the Bull of the Chicago Bulls deserve the top spot.

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Do you think Rocky the Mountain Lion is worth the salary he receives? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.