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Wade wants paid
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realtivelynew Apr 11 2012, 07:13 PM Post #1
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http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7801502/nba-olympians-compensated

I imagine LeBron finally feels good about being the good guy.

Piss off Wade.
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dreachon Apr 11 2012, 07:18 PM Post #2
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Fuck that
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Ridiculous as much money as they already make.
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They do get paid....their shoe companies most definitely up their contracts.
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I think Wade has a point, just like I think college athletes have a point when universities and shoe companies make a fortune off of their jersey sales.

But how much money would Wade, Lebron, Kobe etc. make from just Olympic jersey sales? I can honestly say I've never seen a Wade USA jersey, I don't even know what number he wears in the Olympics. I'd assume Lebron wears #6 because that's what he switched to. Other than that, I have zero clue about their Olympic numbers.

And if its really that much of a hassle to play for your country in the Olympics, then don't. I think we can find enough players who want to play and still win.
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sad...I guess living in this country where he can make millions to play a kids game isn't enough incentive to play for the people he makes his inflated income off of.

Wade is a douche bag......sorry CTC.
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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7805591/miami-heat-dwyane-wade-backs-compensation-olympics

I agree that wade is one of the biggest d bags in the league right next KG
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right next to KG
Couldn't agree more.
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First of all..

A lot of olympic/non-team sports get paid. Soccer players get paid for the world cup.

Second of all..

If you did something extracirricular outside of your job you'd expect to get paid.

Third of all..

If one of them tears their knee to shreds I doubt USA Basketball will be standing in line ready to compensate them for time missed.
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Then dont play. But hearing multimillionaires whine about being paid to represent the country who gave you this opportunity makes you a douche.

And i am sure they can get insurance, or have insurance, to support themselves. Or maybe sell one of their 10 cars or 5 houses.

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Then dont play. But hearing multimillionaires whine about being paid to represent the country who gave you this opportunity makes you a douche.

And i am sure they can get insurance, or have insurance, to support themselves. Or maybe sell one of their 10 cars or 5 houses.

I agree with what Btown said, but I agree with this more.
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I want paid for being a huge sports fan my entire life only to hear the stars I love to watch bitch about not adding "pennies" to their bank accounts. Awesome player, and usually I don't mind what DWade has to say, but come the fuck on man. You make millions, have your own shoes, endorsements out the wahzoo. You should want to represent the country out of pride. That, and the fact that you were chosen as one of about a dozen who represent MILLIONS. His net worth is more than the town that I live in is. Get real D'Wayne.
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First of all..

A lot of olympic/non-team sports get paid. Soccer players get paid for the world cup.

Second of all..

If you did something extracirricular outside of your job you'd expect to get paid.

Third of all..

If one of them tears their knee to shreds I doubt USA Basketball will be standing in line ready to compensate them for time missed.
I'll agree to pay him as long as he has to give me the emotional high feeling he gets from competing on that stage and winning a gold medal for 300+ million of his coutrymen. Can a price be put on that feeling and accomplishment......but yet he is GIVEN the OPPORTUNITY to achieve that on a global stage. If he doesn't want to accept the opportunity, I'm quite sure that he is not obligated.


Seems like a pretty fair trade to me. Maybe he can consider the fact that he makes him living in a state with no state tax as his compensation? There are other players on that team that contibute more to their respective communities, make far less than he does, and still arent asking for more. I think dbag is the perfect term. Someone who wants extra benefits for a voluntary act......maybe pathetic dbag sums it up better?
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I guess you haven't heard the latest....he doesn't want paid now; it was taken out of context!!
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I guess you haven't heard the latest....he doesn't want paid now; it was taken out of context!!
I did see that. Unfortunately, I'm pretty confident that his first comments were his true feelings and the 2nd "out of context" excuse was due to the backlash and what his true feeling could actually do to his checkbook. We've already seen his true colors....he prefers green over red, white, and blue. I'm really not all that surprised....
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