Larry Sanders speaks on Why he walked away from the NBA *video*

[Guess Who]

This is from a SI article two years ago. http://www.si.com/vault/2013/04/15/106309759/the-larry-sanders-show

He started playing basketball after his mom was physically abused at home:



On life post-basketball:



Dude has gone through a lot in his life and basketball is not the only thing he's worried about. Might as well get his mental health in order while he's young. He will most likely be back in the NBA anyways. We see big guys like Kanyon Martin, Bynum and Jermaine O'Neal getting shot after shot despite being old as shyt or limited physically, he is definitely going to get a call back.

Great article.

I can relate to a lot of what happened in Larry Sanders' life--a lot of similarities there for me, from growing up in a domestic violence household, to spending time in a battered woman's shelter as a kid, being "different," being pushed into sports due to being tall, black, and athletic, depression and anxiety, walking away from material success in my mid-20's to find happiness...I respect his decision. And understand it.

 

[SuikodenII]

another VCU player dissappears from the league.

 

[FaTaL]

Dude won the genetic lottery and can make enough bread to feed your family for generations but you'd throw it away to chase the illusion of freedom. Cant hate the kid but its obvious hes misguided

reminds me of rickey, he only played ball because hes good at it, at least rickey had the injury excuse


this nikka is just dumb

 

[llt23]

Took the money and ran!

 

[BXKingPin82]

You clearly know considering you expected that response



For starters, you used the phrase "faked the funk" and it's 2015, breh.

Then you talkin dumb shyt like callin him a snake, essentially implying that he's inherently evil and plotted this shyt out since he signed the contract and he's "cheating his employer" like this is some kind of regular ass job and people in that tax bracket don't get paid to just go away all the time. Like this nikka stole buns from Wendy's or some shyt.

Then talkin bout the Bucks should sue and your general disgust that this nikka gets to walk away from the game AND *gasp* get paid to do it. Why you want him to be broke so bad breh? Why you more upset that the billionaire owners had to give him a few mil to walk away than they are? Like the shyt came outta YOUR pockets.


Typical cac shyt

 

[se1f_made]

Took the money and ran!

Just read the SI article and I can't even get mad at breh for this

 

[010101]

make the $$$$$$ strech

pro sports pays well but I'd imagine after a certain point it becomes like pulling teeth

I like my freedom and the prospect of turning over the majority of my time to another individuals control is

I always think
why not just get a quick check then go chill
or go murk nikkas in china for the check come home and kick it

not everybody is addicted to competition like some of these ballislife nikkas

get right and live life my nikkaI'm with you b+

 

[NYC Rebel]

Dude won the genetic lottery and can make enough bread to feed your family for generations but you'd throw it away to chase the illusion of freedom. Cant hate the kid but its obvious hes misguided

You cant define another mans freedom.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Same Niqqas in here throwing shade towards Larry would have done the same to Jim Brown

 

[dontreadthis]

To be more specific: a 9 to 5 gig that requires 10-15 years of your life (if you're lucky) and pays for a lifetime of savings.

Larry Sanders had the rest of his life to read, paint, write books and do computer animation. he also had the offseason to do it too

sports fans think these players owe them so much, dictating what athletes life pursuits SHOULD be and the plans they need to get there. these kind of threads kill me because it puts it into perspective how infinitesimal people playing a GAME really is in the grand scheme of things.