I've never understood comments like this. If you believe in karma, what would be the karmic response for you for hoping someone you don't know goes broke out of spite?
I think a lot of people are confusing the difference between empathy and sympathy. I certainly don't SYMPATHIZE with Sanders because his situation frankly doesn't call for it. Sympathy is reserved for those who are under-served, and lack the means for dealing with the circumstances thrown at them. I, however, certainly can EMPATHIZE with him not feeling the level of passion and motivation he needs to be one of the best basketball players in the world. In the same vein, as a business owner myself, I absolutely EMPATHIZE with the Bucks over having to pay out millions of dollars to Larry when he doesn't want to be there. I've had similar situations at my office where employees feel like they can contribute at the level necessary for us to be successful, but find themselves struggling due to a variety of issues. It's part of life, and not everything works out the way it's supposed to.
My karmic response has already come dude. Betrayal and severe dissapointment and letdown. Staying up in the middle of the night in Europe to catch my Bucks, supporting Larry for years with all his technical fouls trying to be positive to my fellow Bucks fans when he fought/ got banned/ was high/ hurt the team on the court. Emotional investment in someone who couldn't care less and only told lies to the fans of a poor small franchice who only had HIM as the ray of hope. He can go to hell for all I care.
Sir, what lies did he tell? I don't watch every Bucks game or go on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website (or whatever their newspaper there is called) frequently so perhaps I missed the lies he told to the fans.
He basically said he is honoured (after he signed his extension) and he is looking forward to be the franchice player and will give his all to make Milwaukee a great team. And he said it again after the disastrous last year (he got in a bar fight that got him injured, then he came back and played crap, got in a fight with another player that was quickly traded, and then he got caught for pot). So yeah.. Well excuse me if i'm not mother Teresa who can forgive in a second but this guy betrayed me as a fan. This is not even comparable to Royce White. This was a FRANCHICE player.The flagship of a team.
Did he WALK AWAY from 20 some mils the BUCKs owe him?? The guy realized he couldn't dedicate to bball, so he did a big big favor to the franchise and quit. He could have just parked his as at the end of the bench and ate away paycheck after paycheck, just like Arenas and whoever else have done. It's an honorable move, I solute him, dont understand the bashings.
You can't get paid when you are caught high. As would have happened again and again and again until he would lose millions and millions. So spare me the talk. The guy couldn't remain sober and abide by that simple rule because he didn't agree with it.
So many damn haters on this board. He was given a gift and was able to cash in on it. He could of stayed in the league and been a journey men. That was a young kid that is realizing this isn't for him. Some real salty people in this world man.
Sorry but it sounds like Sanders gets the last laugh here. He played well enough to merit a big contract then found a way to cash out and live it up. Maybe his heart was never in it, but damn he utilized a talent and milked it for what it was worth. "If you're good at something, never do it for free." -The Joker
pretty good deal if you ask me 1.9 mil for the next 7 years plus whatever he has already earned if he can happily retire without any major injuries and live pretty well for the rest of his life if he's smart about the money
He is intelligent. Some people with modest to frugal approaches can get by with a few million and live better than most people with much greater initial wealth for the long run. Maybe invest in realestate or gold and he's set.
