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[shyguy]

Even though these professional basketball players do earn a whole heap of money for playing the game that they are good at I still think that $30,000 would still be a significant amount of cash to be owed, even for people on incomes and with bank balances like theirs would be. I mean, if it wasn't a big deal to have that much money for them then there wouldn't be any hesitation for him to be paying what he owes in the first place then would there? Must have been one heck of a poker game though for gambling debts of that amount of money to be incurred, that's some serious game cash.

[Trina]

$30,000 is a lot of money to be losing from playing poker. But these guys are team mates, they play side by side, train side by side, they should not be carrying on like this no matter what the conflict is over. That is disgusting really, I have lost plenty of respect for them and I am sure that there are plenty of other people out there who feel the same way. I never thought that something like that would happen in any professional sport, I dread to think about what would have happened if they were not stopped or whatever caused them to decide to stop didn't occur, one of them or both of them or an innocent person in the room could have been severely injured or worse yet, they could have been killed. What were they thinking? Obviously there were not thinking at all, of all the stupid things to do this would be right up there.

[aussiegirl]

Sounds like he isn't as good at poker as what he is at basketball. Lucky he owed another team mate, there are other people out there he could owe money to that would do more than just hold a gun to him, they wouldn't hesitate. I think he should probably give up poker and stick to basketball since that is what he is good at. A friendly game with team mates is one thing, but playing to the point where you get yourself a gambling debt of that size is a whole other matter and one which should certainly not be ignored. Let's just hope that he finally pays what he owes and they move on from this and don't act in that way again.

[suds]

I think it is pretty needless to say that this got a little bit out of hand, a disagreement over a debt owed to someone is one thing, a verbal argument and some raised stern voices are expected in these kinds of things but to come out with guns at one another is a whole different thing all together, that's like gang style or something, like if you owe a dealer a whole heap of money, these guys should know better, there are plenty of kids who look up to these pro basketball players and these players should know that and should be setting good examples for these kids instead of trying to be all hardcore gang style and stuff, It's not as though the guy isn't good for the money, hell take him to court or something if you have to, but don't settle it that way.

[skylarking]

I agree, these guys are role models to heaps of kids around, drawing their guns when it comes to some kind of problem is not the way to show children responsible behaviour, it sends the wrong message to kids. Makes them think that it is ok to do this, that it is cool even. They are adults, surely there are other, more grown up and less lethal ways that they could resolve their problems? I hope that there will be some strict punishment handed down to these players for what they have done, not so much by the law but at least by their sponsors and their team, they need to be punished so that hopefully next time they will think before they act when it comes to a conflict or a confrontation.

[leimo]

As much as i would love to say that this has shocked me and that i am appaled by it all i really can not. I mean, come on now, let's be realistic here about all of this. The country is becoming more and more violent in my opinion. The days of solving your problems via talking them out, conflict resolution or even solving disputes in the legal system seem to be well and truly long gone and in the place of such things now seems to be the rather frightening trend of violence, especially with weapons, usually guns. It does not matter how petty the matter is, people always seem to just go grabbing for their weapons in an effort to solve it one way or another. It is a scary thing to consider and yet a horrible truth in which we must accept.

[infinity]

They should be ashamed of themselves, especially who ever drew their weapon first. They should be showing those who look up to them, the children, that there are other ways to solve their problems instead of reaching for a violent resolution and yet here they are, team mates, friends who are meant to play on a team together and help one another, support one another, fighting, pointing guns at one another. What a disgrace these two are, what a terrible thing they have bought to the game. I hope that they are punished for this and realise the severity of their actions, realise what message this has sent from them to many children all over the world who look up to them.

[destined]

The worst thing is that although these guys obviously need to be punished for their actions and to deter them or at least make them think twice before they go doing it again, and to set an example to those that do look up to them to show these fans that the behaviour can get you into a whole lot of trouble, these guys are very famous, they play basketball at a pro level, they are well know, idolised and all of that, and due to this status that they enjoy they will most likely just walk away from this whole thing unscathed, facing no legal charges and no punishment from their team or back outs from their sponsors. What does this show the kids that look up to them? It shows them that if you have the money and you are famous enough you can get away with things that others would get locked up for for a few months at least.