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[โ€“] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

lol Nobody beats NBA for drama. NOBODY!

[โ€“] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

It's definitely interesting with hard-headed Riley being in the equation, but so far my thoughts are pretty-much that this is yet another case of an aging, overpaid star attempting to save face and leverage as much money as possible.

Jimmy did great things for the Heat, but he & his agent surely know that he's not worth max money at any kind of extension. IMO the 'right' thing to do would be to stay with the org that wanted him, where he was part of a very good, overachieving team, and take a lesser salary.

I just have no sympathy for these aging big stars in these scenarios. It's little more than rich-people problems, and part of why the effective cost to the fans of seeing sports keeps going up.