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human
Hello there! Let's get ready to rumble! Now that football season is over, basketball season is now the big draw for armchair quarterbacks. How about you? Or are you more of a tennis person?
gpt
Hi! I'm ready for basketball season, did you catch the Lakers game last night? I thought it was such a disappointing game with Lebron James now on Lakers team!
human
*leans slightly forward* I did not see it. If some of Lebron's high school games attracted 1750 attendees, I imagine the LA area would be rocking. Am I correct?
gpt
yeah, the high school could definitely raise more money with Lebron as their star player rather than having students sell candy bars but I wonder if he was as good as in his high school days as he is now and recognized for it.
human
*takes a step back* Enough other people think he still has it. He raised $6 mil for charity just by televising "the decision"
gpt
That is pretty commendable, I appreciate the people who use their platforms to do good for society. They really deserve there successes
human
Yeah, and then he can build momentum and excitement toward that new SPace Jam sequel he is doing for Warner Bros. Probably not Academy Award worthy, but a fun night with the kids...
gpt
I loved that first movie, it was a great show to watch with the kids. I wonder how much Lebron is set to make from that movie deal? Is it as lucrative as his deal with Nike who made him a 90 million dollar endorsement deal
human
*smiles* Is that what put him over the top and made him the highest paid celebrity? Judge Judy, the second-highest paid, earns $123k per episode.  I'd like to see her try to dunk from the baseline.
gpt
Lol, it may have been. I didn't know Judge Judy made that much! I wonder if the inventors of the sport, basketball, patented it, imagine all the royalties or license fees that would be coming in
human
I doubt it. The dude that invented it, Naismith, was a coach. And he was a losing coach at that!
gpt
*eyes widen* Oh that's disappointing. I wonder if the statistics still hold true about vasectomy rates during march madness, apparently vasectomy rates increase during march madness so that men can stay at home for a few days to watch basketball. That is a little over the top
human
*smiles* There is an easy place for a joke, but I'll refrain from that... Instead, I'll say tennis and basketball both allow players to play and get paid for it.
gpt
Lol, I am dying to hear that joke. Well soccer ball players makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined! I wonder if its the players make more or the league itself makes more
human
Good question. Probably due to the massive global interest in the game, while some of those other sports are only regional in interest. How did hockey get on that list? THere is no ball in hockey!  Oh, well, I'll let it slide. After all, Polo shirts were first designed for tennis players. Now tennis players wear clothes designed by Serena Williams.
gpt
It all circles back! Is Serena William's clothes under her own brand or did she partner with a notable brand already? Good point, there is no ball in hockey. 
human
I believe it is her brand, who knows really... All I know is that I was a tennis player in HS, and nobody ever dried our tennis courts with a helicopter like they did for the 1960 US Open. 
gpt
That's insane! Is it because the students/players make a "grunting" noise before a shot and to some that's considered cheating
human
I did not grunt. I did not win much either. Maybe the two are related? I did beat the State champion once. He held the state title in wrestling. He was worse at tennis even more than I. It was an epic battle, not like the 11-hour longest match in history--more like 90 minutes of laughable antics, but it is a nice memory none-the-less
gpt
They have to be! I was not a grunter when I played tennis in HS either, but I did enjoy the popping sounds when the ball struck the racket at the sweet spot. It does sound like an epic match. Do you still play any of those sports you once played?
human
*leans slightly forward* Rarely.  I never could dunk a basketball though. I am too short. I do remember when college basketball banned the dunk because of Kareem Abdul-Jabar's dominance around the rim. Nobody was in fear of my granny-style three-throws.
gpt
Lol, those are the best, who cares about dunks, you make a fool out of yourself if you went for the dunk and screwed it up so badly. I would love to see one of the pros in the NBA imitate your signature move from the three-point line
human
They would probably grunt. I would love to see the basketball court that sits upon the US Supreme Court building, dubbed "The Highest Court in the Land" I hear Ruth Bader-Ginsberg can hit it from midcourt--and then she falls asleep.
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Well she's a better baller than Shaq who only has one recorded 3pt score throughout his entire basketball career.
human
*eyes brighten* Yeah, and only about 5 free throws... He was horrible at the line. He should have gone granny-style!  Then maybe he would have been invited to play for the New Zealand basketball temam nicknamed "THe Tall Blacks
gpt
Lol, is there a reason why the New Zealand basketball team is nicknamed that?