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NBA’s Only Haitian-Born Player Samuel Dalembert Donates $100,000 in Support of Relief

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by zilches, Jan 16, 2010.

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  1. zilches

    zilches Member

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    #1 zilches, Jan 16, 2010
  2. bullardfan

    bullardfan なんでやねん

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    cheap b*stard.
     
    #2 bullardfan, Jan 16, 2010
  3. tiger0330

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    #3 tiger0330, Jan 16, 2010
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    The thing that I don't get is he's rich but still left his mother, father, sisters, and brothers living in a third world country?
     
    #4 DcProWLer277, Jan 16, 2010
  5. RedRedemption

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    Maybe they didn't want to move? Sometimes, older parents don't like the idea of uprooting their family to move to another country.
     
    #5 RedRedemption, Jan 16, 2010
  6. BetterThanEver

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    It's a nice donation. It's chump change compared to former Rocket Mutombo's donation and work for the Congo hospital.

    Mutombo was a true humanitarian.
     
    #6 BetterThanEver, Jan 16, 2010
  7. zilches

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    You sound rather cynical, but you might be on to something.

    I wonder how many NBA players gave $100,000 to rebuild New Orleans after Katrina?
     
    #7 zilches, Jan 16, 2010
  8. studogg

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    don't be so quick to pass judgement. My bet is he will travel back and forth over the offseason and will continually give. the value of this donation is inconsequential.
     
    #8 studogg, Jan 16, 2010
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    Wow the guy donates 100 grand and people on this board are critical. You just cant please some people. :rolleyes:
     
    #9 couple of d's, Jan 16, 2010
  10. durvasa

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    There's no reason to assume he's limiting his contributions to this one, single donation. It may be the first of many.
     
    #10 durvasa, Jan 16, 2010
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    its easy to spend other peoples money..... his money, his business.

    its still 100k, thats a lot of money
     
    #11 melo_elo, Jan 16, 2010
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    Maybe they were happy there.

    It is anoying how people here complain that he didn't give enough. i wonder how much they gave :rolleyes:
     
    #12 arno_ed, Jan 16, 2010
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    Not complaining but I would want my immediate family to be comfortable if I were in his shoes, who knows maybe you're right.
     
    #13 DcProWLer277, Jan 16, 2010
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    As a frame of reference, Yao initially donated $70,000 to the Chinese earthquake victims and was criticized for the size of his donation. He eventually upped that to $2M and started a foundation to rebuild the schools in his country. I hope Dalembert is planning to do a lot more because he certainly is able to.
     
    #14 tiger0330, Jan 16, 2010
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    Damned if you do and damned if you don't, that is the way life is nowadays in the fast world of the internet. I am just happy lots of people will be helping out in a time of dire need.
     
    #15 rocketsmetalspd, Jan 16, 2010
  16. Rip Van Rocket

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    Dalembert has earned around 50 million for his career, and is earning about 12 million this year.

    We don't know the details of what he may be planning, but at this point I'm not blown away by his generosity. I think if he made a very large donation(millions), it may spur others on to follow his lead. Since he is one of his nations wealthiest and most famous citizens I hope he does all he can to help his people.
     
    #16 Rip Van Rocket, Jan 16, 2010
  17. Asian Sensation

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    This.
     
    #17 Asian Sensation, Jan 16, 2010
  18. JujuxG

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    why people are getting upset that he donated. :eek: Only on Clutchfans
     
    #18 JujuxG, Jan 16, 2010
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    LOL at the people saying he's being "cheap". Not a single one of you could even donate 1% of that, and you're calling him cheap.

    Like people have said, Dalembert will probably continue to donate, and this will probably be the first of his contributions in Haiti.
     
    #19 Slimjim19, Jan 16, 2010
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