Ja'Marr Chase breaks down how he spent his first $1,000,000 during his NFL rookie year
• Maserati for Mom — $65,000
• Jewelry — $50,000
• Clothes — $50,000
• Tattoos — $1,000
• Brothers and Sisters — $45,000
• Paid off Mom’s house — $100,000
• Rookie dinners — $20,000
• Rolls Royce — $300,000
• Savings — $369,000
“Saving your money is way better than spending it. You don’t know how much you losing when you spending”
Rich Paul on the possible tension between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown over who’s team it is and Jaylen possibly being traded:
“I seen the effect that it had on LeBron when Kyrie was traded… it’s only a problem because you don’t sit down and communicate. How can it be a problem when you’re making $300M, and I’m making $300M? What’s the problem? How the hell can it be a problem? You may have 30 tonight, I may have 30 tomorrow”
(Via Game Over)
James Harden says OKC broke up a championship team over $4,000,000
“My rookie year, we the eighth seed. We played the Lakers, who were the number one seed. Scared them for sure. They won the championship”
“My second year, we in the Western Conference Finals against Dallas. They won the championship”
“My third year, we in the Finals against the Heat. That was LeBron's first championship”
“That summer we go to the Olympics, we win the gold medal. My fourth year, traded a couple days before the first game”
Q: “How good do you think that team would've been if you all stayed together?”
Harden: “At least two championships. At the minimum”
Q: “Do you think you would've developed into the player you are?”
Harden: “Probably not. I was going to have to eventually start starting. I only did that for the sacrifice for the team, it made us better. My swag was getting there to where my fourth year, I'm not no sixth man. It was over $4 million”
Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul says a $35 cheaper flight is the reason he met LeBron James and built a billion-dollar agency
"Before he left his house, he saw a Fabolous video and Fabolous had the jersey on. So when he got to the airport and I'm coming to the gate, I had the same jersey on. And he's like, Yo, where'd you get that jersey from?"
"Now think about all the jerseys I actually had and me deciding to wear that jersey. Us going to the same airport. I'm from Cleveland. I shouldn't even be flying out of Akron-Canton, Delta flies out of Cleveland Hopkins every hour"
"I'm driving 45 minutes past the airport in my own city to fly out of another airport for a $35 cheaper flight. Really makes no sense. But that's fate"
“70% of my NBA career, I played depressed.” @TheRealJRSmith
For years, the world saw JR Smith as an NBA champion, a fearless scorer, and one of basketball’s most unforgettable personalities. What they didn’t see was the battle he was fighting behind the scenes.
In one of his most honest conversations yet, JR opens up about playing alongside @kingjames winning an NBA Championship, the Finals moment that caused 🤯, struggles with mental health, time spent in jail, personal loss, fatherhood, and finding purpose beyond basketball.
This isn’t just a story about 🏀 It’s a story about resilience, redemption, and learning who you are when the game is no longer your identity.
https://t.co/2jjy6D5W8R
Full episode streaming on all audio platforms and @youtube🎙️ #nba #LeBronJames #MentalHealth #Basketball #Knicks @Realrclark25@FredTaylorMade@OfficialCrowder
50 Cent says he's spent $24 million on lawyers and sues people for recreational purposes when they agitate him
"When it agitates me, I'll send the lawyers. I'll do it for recreational purposes, legally"
"I spent $24 million in my career on legal fees. I can't wait till I get rich just on lawyers"
"I have general counsel. I don't have a manager. Why I need you to manage me for? I've done every deal 100 times"
For the first time ever, @SCNEXT and ESPN are signing two high school basketball players to merchandising deals: the #1 girls player on the SC NEXT 100, Kaleena Smith, and the #2 boys player on the SC NEXT 100, Beckham Black.
Black is the younger brother of Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black.
Iman Shumpert says LeBron James still hoops like a curious 17 year old cuz he got paid before the league could "break" the creativity out of him
"They say you act exactly how you act when they handed you money. You could tell LeBron got paid at 17"
"It's the reason that he that cold cuz he think like a child"
"Before you get to college and they break you, where it's like that creative mindset the coach explain it to you and then you stop even questioning the coach"
"Bron went at 17 while he was still curious and got to navigate through that now. He ain't get to keep one coach. That's how he got there"
This father fought through the courts just to be in his infant son’s life. Now, every custody exchange takes place at the county sheriff’s station to ensure a safe handoff 🙏
LeBron James reveals why he struggles to take risks
“I'm first generational moneymaker in my household and I always be thinking about where I come from bro”
“Coming from the projects in Akron, Ohio and not having anything, it's hard for me sometimes to take risks because if that happened or the whole can come off and it's over with, I’m going to be devastated”
“My financial advisor, first thing I told him when he wanted to manage my money, I said, ‘If you steal my money bro or I'm broke bro, I'm letting you know bro it ain't gonna be good for you’”
“I can't start over, there's no way. I'm not Monopoly in this. I'm not starting back at pass go, you collect $200 and start back at go. No, I'm too far gone”
Rich Paul says the spurs don’t need to keep their core together and they have the potential to be like the old spurs . De'Aaron Fox is Tony Parker . Stephon castle is Kawhi Leonard . Dylan harper is Manu ginobli and Victor Wembanyama is Tim Duncan . You just need a big man
"Saturday night is the greatest moment I have ever experienced as a sports broadcaster, EVER!" 🗣️
@stephenasmith reacts to the Knicks Finals' victory 🏆 🔥
Rich Paul on LeBron to the Warriors rumors:
“There’s nobody that knows anything about anything that pertains to LeBron. All these reports, nobody knows. They’re just speculating. They put out salaries, nobody knows. There’s been zero conversations and there won’t be conversations until I have a conversation with the man himself”
(Via Game Over)
Knicks Legend Carmelo Anthony says the thing nobody warns athletes about isn't going broke, it's what it does to you mentally
"That's $100 million, but it's not really $100 million over a five-year span"
"You're talking half your check gone to taxes. Then you gotta live, the house, take care of your mom, your agency fee, all of this stuff happening…"
"And that drastic change of lifestyle messes you up mentally. That's the grey area that gets a lot of athletes"
Mike Brown was fired the day after calling out De’Aaron Fox for making a stupid play back in 2024 that lost them the game lmao
Turns out bro was RIGHT the whole time 😂🤣
Gilbert Arenas asked Stephen Curry if he’s the best point guard in NBA history:
Curry: “Yes. I have to be. It’s me and Magic Johnson.”
(h/t @cptdankkk)