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human
Hey there!  Are you a basketball fan?  I am Bulls fan and we stink!  We are probably as good as the Lakers though which is funny since they had such high expectations.
gpt
I'm a little bit of a fan. I watch some of the Spurs games.  Have you heard of Tim Duncan?
human
Yes, I am a big Tim Duncan fan.  "The big fundamental"  He would never do something like Lebron did with "the decision."
gpt
The decision?  I'm not a follower of Lebron James all that much.
human
He basically televised his free agent decision back when he first left Cleveland.  He made a huge spectacle of it.  He did make 6 million for charity by doing it, but most people found it ridiculous.
gpt
Oh yeah!  I do know some about that.  I thought his leaving was wrong, a little disloyal.
human
*raises eyebrows* Yes, totally disloyal.  He just grew up so differently though so maybe that is why.  Tickets to his high school games used to go for $100-$120.
gpt
Sounds like he is very used to being made a big deal of and spoiled in a way.  It's as if he's been money motivated from the start.
human
*opens mouth slightly* He is the highest paid celebrity right now actually.  Crazy that second behind him is Judge Judy!!
gpt
That is crazy.  I never would have thought she was that high paid!  Lebron though, he is money motivated. He rejected a ten million dollar offer from reebok when he was 18 because he figured he'd get more from nike.
human
*shakes head* Haha, he is a shrewd business man.  I will give him that.  He is no Jordan though and now we are going to have to watch him do the Space Jam sequel
gpt
I know what you mean about that.  I like Michael Jordan.  Have you heard that Lebron has a photographic memory?
human
I did not know that.  Maybe that helps how he processes defense so well!?
gpt
Probably does.  He can remember exact in game scenarios and memorize moves in fighting games.
human
Going back to Jordan, did you know that Air Jordan's were once banned by the NBA?  
gpt
No, why were they banned?  Seems odd to ban a pair of shoes.
human
*eyes brighten* I am not sure the reason, but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike was ok paying the fines each game!
gpt
I bet they were! It was a great way to get some advertising!  Companies make profits but in all honesty not many players remain wealthy.  It's said that over 50% of players are broke within five years after retiring.
human
*takes a step forward* That is a very sad thing to here.  More people should have been like Iverson.  He is receiving 800k a year until age 55 then a 32 million dollar lump sum!
gpt
Definitely! That is a brilliant contract to get!  What company agreed to give him that?
human
*leans slightly forward* Reebok!  They must have been desperate!  It was great chatting with you today!!
gpt
Maybe that's why they went low on lebron. They were paying Iverson so much!  Great chatting with you too!  Have a good one!