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They DEFINITELY don’t want you Draymond
Can barely stomach that 4, 6, 6 stat line he has in the states
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They DEFINITELY don’t want you Draymond
Can barely stomach that 4, 6, 6 stat line he has in the states
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It’s 2023, y’all crazy if y’all think people aren’t taking that risk to get that type of paper.
Darn near anything is possible with this modern society
Darn near anything is possible with this modern society
jpzx
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It’s not these guys’ responsibility to answer to politics, as politicians and Elon’s bros say Shut Up and Dribble right? That **** cuts both ways, for the positive for the basketball players too. Take the dough.
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Same thing might happen like LIV golf, players will be told to stay firm with the USA/NBA and then the higher ups will merge and the players that stay won’t get any $$$$
Lol those golfers that didn’t take the $$$$$ now have to work with LIV anyway
Take
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Money
Same thing might happen like LIV golf, players will be told to stay firm with the USA/NBA and then the higher ups will merge and the players that stay won’t get any $$$$
Lol those golfers that didn’t take the $$$$$ now have to work with LIV anyway
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Can’t wait til the Saudi Adam Stern gets interviewed
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That money comes straight from the Saudi government, if you take it, it is fair game for people to ask you about said government
Clippers players were asked about Sterling, and Suns players about Sarver.
So if you work for a murderous dictator, they are going to ask you about your boss's murderous behavior
Clippers players were asked about Sterling, and Suns players about Sarver.
So if you work for a murderous dictator, they are going to ask you about your boss's murderous behavior
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Same can be said about the US government…
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The US government doesn't directly fund the NBA
The money the Saudis are throwing around comes from the Saudi government
If an athlete takes their money, a whataboutism isn't gonna save them from questions
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I don’t remember but I hope so cause that song was terribleDidnt terrrist threaten to blow up Busta over this song?
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This.
It would be the most watched thing ever. And they could host it in Qatar or Dubai - which are major major tourist attractions with tons of alcohol.
Even with no alcohol, to think players would turn down a 2/200 mill dollar contract to put a ball in a hoop is drunk
lawdog1
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I’m just saying. There’s rarely anywhere that you can set foot on this planet, where there’s a dearth of illicit activity being done by some nation or it’s people. The majority of all global policies and economics, something sinister is being done somehow, or someway. There’s immorality across the board and it isn’t going to prevent people from not trying to gain money. People are going to turn the other cheek regardless
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Truth is. Those deals for nba players are non existent until the sport is big enough in those countries. Right now, the ROI isn’t there.
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Yeah that’s the cold thing. Tiger turned down $800M from LIV, and the PGA ended up selling out to merge anyways SMH…
Side note though, the NBA would be crazy if they adopted the Euro soccer model and allowed contract buy outs.
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Famb I got you, I agree.
But what I am saying is the important difference is that the US and most other governments with blood on their hands are not directly funding basketball leagues and trying to sports wash their image on the same level as the Saudis.
MBS, the dictator of Saudi Arabia, is the one co-signing this spending.
If Bron or anyone else takes the Saudi money, the Saudi government is their employer. Bringing up geopolitics is not gonna save them from questions.
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Take the money and ignore the hypocritical moral standards promoted by certain media outlets. These individuals often use their pricey Apple devices, which are manufactured using underpaid labor, to write articles on morality.
jpzx
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I am against thinking Lebron can’t take the money when others can, it’s not his job to think about Jamal and all that other stuff. That’s a luxury. That’s other people’s moral quarrel.
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you think they care about ROI ?
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They don’t if they absolutely love the sport and it’s like having a trophy…but they don’t love the sport like that…yet
Moheezy
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No one cares about ball in Saudi. I would know, played for the Ahli (Jeddah) junior team and even played against Shamgod when he was in Itihad for a year.
Tennis, F1, Golf, Soccer, equestrian, and even MMA will come before Basketball. It is very low on the list of priorities.
Basketball is too much of an uphill battle.
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Moheezy
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Thank you. The double standard has always bothered me.
I don’t know if it’s being naive, or self righteous, or both.
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Ok cool. Good to know
Someone else brought up the prospects of the Saudi throwing money at basketball. So I was just responding to them
Moheezy
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Yeah that’s fair, my last message was more for the group. It’s Saudi so naturally there will be a ton of misconceptions here.
