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evancortez2
April 29, 2020 at 2:03 pm
professional athlete is probably the second most useless profession, second only to actor and rapper – the real essential jobs, teachers, police, store workers, garbage collectors, should be the ones getting paid millions
Grant Stevenson
April 29, 2020 at 2:07 pm
pro athletes deserve the money they get because it’s the money they bring in, and those people who do incredibly valuable jobs shouldn’t be getting paid millions because they simply don’t bring that sort of money in.
Mr. KnowitALL
April 29, 2020 at 2:15 pm
Really a garbage collector… store worker.. just stop! The reason these athletes make so much is because it’s hard to replace them anybody can replace a garbage or a teacher or a store worker.. and those people working them jobs had opportunities and probably failed to capitalize on em so stop plz
david cone jr
April 29, 2020 at 2:28 pm
look at all the idiotic kids that replied withe the dumbest replies…you are right and i agree with you
thekingbradable
April 29, 2020 at 2:30 pm
You can say that all you want. If you don’t want them to be paid, dont watch sports. If you’re gonna continue to watch sports, at least understand how basic economics work.
pct87
April 29, 2020 at 2:05 pm
Basically these young player that are living “paycheck to paycheck” are idiots that can’t handle money. Oh no, I feel so bad for them. I get what he’s trying to say, but there far more ppl that deserve a lot more attention.
Kyle Kujawa
April 29, 2020 at 2:06 pm
So stupid, lost respect for him and the Jump
Jordan Davis
April 29, 2020 at 2:10 pm
I thought CJ was Chance for a minute
Dusan Vukicevic
April 29, 2020 at 10:42 pm
you and me both
KENNYDREAD
April 29, 2020 at 2:12 pm
This comment section full of dummies who honestly think every NBA player are millionaires and don’t understand contracts. McCollum spoke on that.
Lucas20520
April 29, 2020 at 2:51 pm
That’s a really stupid comment.
KENNYDREAD
April 29, 2020 at 2:57 pm
@Lucas20520 You must be the dummy.
Dawson Mayes
April 29, 2020 at 3:55 pm
basically every nba players is a millionaire. What you talking about
Philip Christainsen
April 30, 2020 at 2:41 pm
so at the end of the day they’re taking home middle-class wage? Lol they just don’t know how to manage money it’s that simple
Crypto Bunny
April 29, 2020 at 2:13 pm
They “only” make 60% of millions
LIFE 009
April 29, 2020 at 2:15 pm
People act like he was asking for a go fund me page. They need to relax
Crypto Bunny
April 29, 2020 at 2:17 pm
NBA players make $898,000 starting pay per year. At 60% of that is living paycheck to paycheck? Maybe the they need to re-evaluate things
Dawson Mayes
April 29, 2020 at 3:49 pm
Crypto Bunny The heck are you talking about
Will C
April 29, 2020 at 4:59 pm
@Dawson Mayes he is saying after taxes depending where you are you only get about 60% of the salary. I agree, a lot of players think the check will get bigger and money will keep coming but all it takes is a bad stretch of games and your career will go down let alone 1 injury. money management is important especially when you first get your large bag.
Pat Johnson
April 29, 2020 at 5:30 pm
I don’t understand how NBA players don’t invest their money in he stock market and rental properties. I know most players aren’t making Lebron money but the average player can buy an apartment building and collect rent But I guess it more important to own a mansion with a Bentley and lambo.
ljpal18
April 29, 2020 at 11:42 pm
Doesn’t matter how much you make. Its about how much you keep.
Roas Runna
April 29, 2020 at 2:20 pm
All this sports money should be going to healthcare. Dam health care don’t have ppe
John Paul Rodriguez
April 29, 2020 at 2:26 pm
I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO NOT LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. LET’S GO, CHRIS CUOMO!
ljpal18
April 29, 2020 at 11:41 pm
Chris or Andrew?
b80
April 30, 2020 at 9:38 pm
Both Cockmo bros whack, lyin fools…
Carlo Valmonte
April 29, 2020 at 2:26 pm
Wester conf.: make tourney for the 8th seed
Memphis: nope!
Nintendad816 *
April 29, 2020 at 2:30 pm
As soon as they sign they should be set for life and kids set for life and grandkids set for life . 1 nice house and 2 cars that’s all u need man I don’t even wanna hear any player suffering
Nintendad816 *
April 29, 2020 at 2:32 pm
Lillard hall of famer ?? Idk man I def don’t think of him when I think of all time greats . Maybe if he continues his play for several more years
rhoiby23
April 29, 2020 at 3:02 pm
Lillard is, at the least, the 3rd best Blazer of all time behind Bill walton and Clyde drexler. for sure a hall of famer
Frank Belief
April 29, 2020 at 6:07 pm
@rhoiby23 agreed. Definitely a hall of famer, even if he retired today.
videogameboutique
April 29, 2020 at 2:39 pm
People have grossly misinterpreted his statement by twisting his words into something they wanted it to mean. He wasn’t anywhere close to comparing none professional athletes to actual professional athletes.
This goes to show that statements like this and others that make them, were out of jealousy and envy.
Professional athletes have every right to speak about themselves and others within their financial bracket as anyone else. And they shouldn’t be accused of being elitists, if they do so.
NBA Athletes as well as other professional athletes have a different standard of living, than non athletes, being their income in significantly more.
I find it to be a racist double standard, when black athletes always speak about anything regarding their finances, they’re scrutinized. Yet, when a white athlete does it, there’s not a peep about them doing it.
This shows that it’s coming from a racist, self serving point of view.
About a month ago, it was Danny green under the fire, when he said some NBA players need to be careful on how they spend their money., because of the season being suspended.
CJ wasn’t comparing himself or his fellow NBA players with Americans that work a 9-5, So stop comparing yourself to a NBA player that plays professional basketball.
Kenyata Jones
April 29, 2020 at 2:51 pm
There are normal people actually living pay check to pay check learn to manage your money better and make better investments.
Book of shadows contributor Brian
April 29, 2020 at 3:08 pm
80th comment ????????????????
Jscide ///
April 29, 2020 at 3:18 pm
That picture with Dame and Cj as the 70s Trailblazers like Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter except with hair lol
Cookazor
April 29, 2020 at 3:24 pm
John still an NBA haven’t seen him play in years ????
lil isaiah
April 29, 2020 at 3:26 pm
These athletes’ problem is how to spend their money. A lot of people almost don’t have any.
Caique Hideo
April 29, 2020 at 4:15 pm
Rachel looking different…
Josiah Poole
April 29, 2020 at 4:26 pm
Man I hate how everybody is in the comment section saying that these young players are stupid for spending their money the way they do and say that if they had that money they would never do that. I find it funny that probably none of us in here have come into that kind of money in such a short time period yet we want to judge these guys. I feel like you can’t judge a persons spending habits on hindsight because hindsight is always 20/20. Honestly this is when I blame the colleges who make millions off these athletes a year not making sure that these kids are in a financial literacy course so they actually know how to handle the money they’ll be coming into.
William salter
April 29, 2020 at 4:36 pm
Everybody in the comment who emotionally jumped out the window about his paycheck to paycheck are safe space socialists who have no concept of rational thought.
shagg blob
April 29, 2020 at 5:27 pm
Honestly you can say what you want to say. That’s a good recovery from a stupid comment. I don’t feel sorry for basketball players for being down and out but there is an old sang.. You spend what you make
Mat A.
April 29, 2020 at 6:09 pm
Come on guys lets make a go fund me for these poor rookies!
xxx
April 29, 2020 at 6:13 pm
There are levels to paycheck to paycheck.