This is what you get when you take people with 5th grade education levels and a history of violence, and throw em a $90M Nike contract.

These people are mostly college graduates? That press interview sounded like your typical ghetto-neighborhood middle-school principal's office.

I have a four year engineering degree, worked for 40K a year before being laid off, and now work as a paramedic to keep food on the table and rent paid. These guys get millions for putting a ball through a metal ring? Hell, the dolphins at sea world can do that.

I understand all professional sports, including basketball, require phenomenal and extraordinary skills and talent. Getting paid millions is too much for any sport, walking away from every incident of violence is way over the edge.

I recall when I was at the University of Pittsburgh a couple years ago. We had a football/basteball player stab a guy at a night club (he was also underage, drunk and carrying a firearm), before that issue was even semi-addressed he sexually assaulted not one but two girls, and threatened professors lives for grades. Now, This guy walked scott-free and the school swept everything away because this player would help their playoff chances.

Sports in general has alot of issues to address. Especially college sports where scholarships are awarded and professional sports where the paychecks are staggering. This problem is only going to get bigger and more extreme until some organization somewhere takes a no tolerance stance.

Done venting, thanks for reading =)

Kshaar

PS: These guys need to thresh, register some of that phat lewt, and settle their beefs like we do! PK fests!

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