Which type of bonus may be forfeited due to conduct or breach?

A signing bonus is typically a one-time payment awarded to a player upon signing their contract, often used as an incentive to attract the player to a team. The terms of these bonuses can include provisions that allow for forfeiture based on specific conduct or breaches of contract. For instance, if a player engages in behavior that violates team or league policies, the organization may have the right to reclaim the signing bonus.

Other types of bonuses, such as performance bonuses, are contingent on the player's achievement of specific performance metrics and are perhaps less likely to be tied to conduct-related forfeitures. While endorsement bonuses relate to external sponsorships and marketing agreements and retention bonuses are designed to keep a player with a team, both typically do not have the same contractual stipulations regarding conduct that could lead to forfeiture directly tied to the player's contractual behavior with the team.