Reality hasn't become part of Spree's world

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BOB SANSEVERE


This will make you laugh, or it'll make you cry out in disgust: Latrell Sprewell will be paid $14.6 million this season to play basketball and is worried about making ends meet.

Spree isn't at all happy with the Timberwolves' offer of a contract extension. He called the reported three-year, $27 million offer "insulting'' and is demanding a trade.

He also said Sunday, in the midst of a rant, "I've got my family to feed.''

On Monday, he didn't back off from that statement.

He was given the chance, too.

It was pointed out to Sprewell that there are plenty of unemployed people with families to feed — more than 9,000 are out of work in St. Paul alone, according to state data. Then he was asked if, upon reflection, he considered his statement too strong.

He didn't blink.

He just said: "That is where I can be if something happens to me. So, it's not strong.''




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[Edited 11/2/04 13:31pm]

Luckily for Latrell it appears that John Kerry may win the White House tonight so I'm sure there will soon be federal money available for unemployed basketball players with a family to feed

lovemachine said:

Drink some Dewars with me, lm!

I love sports but I hate the fucking athletes. He has no perspective. His salary works out to $44,000 a day and he is complaining.

I know that most people on the org including myself don't make $44,000 a year in fact that's nearly double what I make in a year but I'm supposed to feel sorry for him.

It's sick.

2the9s said:

What's Dewars? If it's alcohol I will have to pass.

lovemachine said:

More for me!

Speaking of athletes.. I saw Carmello Anthony's home on Cribs this weekend..

How old is he? My goodness... such wealth, for such a young man.

He seems really centered.

sag10 said:

He didn't seem so centered when he was pouting and crying because he wasn't playing during the Olympics. Refusing to join the team huddle during timeouts is just ridiculous.

lovemachine said:

I'd be crying to if I couldn't play in the Olympics...

sag10 said:

Well some players have to sit on the bench. 12 people are on the team and only 5 can play at a time.

Here's my idea:

Everybody gets a base salary...let's say $250,000.

Then bonus money is added for every point scored, rebound made,
assist dished, charge taken, etc, etc.


It'll work...but the players union will never go for it.

The athletes have been overpaid for too long now.