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human
*leans slightly forward* The national basketball association sets rules for players pay and a draft to ensure that teams are roughly equal.
gpt
I think thats a good thing, do you follow the NBA?
human
I do not.  I kind of follow a player or two.  Billy Preston might be good.  Will he be Lebron good?  I do not know.
gpt
LeBron is one of the best to play the game, Tim Duncan is also good, there are many good players
human
It is sometimes easier to follow a player.  Reggie Miller was in high school and had a career high 40 points in a game.  Too bad his sister was there. Ha.
gpt
Yeah why is that lol? did he have a grudge against his sister?
human
She had scored 105 points in a game.  Broke 8 national records.  This guy Preston left University under strange circumstances, spent some time in Bosnia playing there.  Seems to be an unknown now. Would you draft him.
gpt
Wow that is impressive that must have been frustrating, do you know who Spencer Haywood is?
human
I have no idea who Spencer Haywood is. Cheryl Miller never had the same opportunities for fame and fortune that basketball gave her brother. 
gpt
She must be a hall of famer as well, and he is a player that chose $100,000 up front over a 10% stake in Nike, he ended up losing a lot of money because of that decision
human
It is kind of scary the money paid to the few who have talent.  Allen Iverson signed a reebok endorsement for $800,000 a year with a lump of $32,000,000 when he retires.  Some how me and you pay all that money.
gpt
thats a lot of cash, sadly 60% of the players will end up bankrupt and in the NFL 78% of them and also many with brain damage
human
It would also seem we, as a nation, enjoy paying some people obscene money and watch them self destruct.  Erin Hernandez comes to mind. The NBA banned air jordans but jordan wore them anyway. 
gpt
I wonder why, did he pay for the fines? wasnt he worried about getting suspended?
human
Nike paid the fines.  If the shoe caused a suspension, not a fine, then maybe the rule could be enforced.  As it was, money washes everything.
gpt
Oh I see, I guess Nike has the money to do that, did you hear about coach Stan Van Gundy? he got fired because of an absurd thing
human
Tell me about coach Stan Van Gundy.
gpt
He got fired bacuse he said NBA should be playing games on Christmas, so sad getting fired over something like that. 
human
Sad is your life's work is putting a 9.4 inch diameter ball into a 18 inch hole. Let there be basketball on Christmas. 
gpt
Well you do earn a lot of money bacause of that lol, 