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Sprewell ($14.6M) demands new deal: 'Got family to feed'

The Dominion Post ^ | 2004-11-02 | Associated Press

Posted on by the_devils_advocate_666

Latrell Sprewell says he'll ask to be traded if the Minnesota Timberwolves don't sign him to a contract extension by Wednesday night's opener. ''I think this thing is heading towards me leaving, personally,'' Sprewell told reporters after a practice this week. Earlier this preseason, Sprewell said he wanted a contract extension by the Wolves' opener, against the New York Knicks, or he would ask for a sign-and-trade deal or wait to become a free agent. Either way, Sprewell said he didn't want to negotiate during the season. But he took a tougher stance Sunday. Asked if he would play out the season and test the free-agent market, Sprewell said: ''Why would I want to help them win a title? They're not doing anything for me. I'm at risk. I have a lot of risk here. I got my family to feed.'' Sprewell is due to make $14.6 million this year. Sprewell, 34, described the team's latest offer, reported to be worth between $27 million and $30 million over three years, as ''insulting.''



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I have never like Latrell and this is just one more reason why.



To: the_devils_advocate_666

Yet another reason as to why I do not attend any professional games.



To: the_devils_advocate_666

Until Sprewell changes his name to Micheal Jordan or actually wins a Championship, I would tell him to get screwed.



To: the_devils_advocate_666

How anybody can follow the NBA is beyond me...



by 4 posted onby gridlock (BARKEEP: Why the long face? HORSE: Ha ha, old joke. BARKEEP: Not you, I was talking to JF'n Kerry!)

To: the_devils_advocate_666

Just the latest confirmation that Sprewell is a frickin' gangsta a--wipe. That's the nicest way I can put it.



by 5 posted onby newgeezer (Democrats will cheat, steal, lie, do ANYTHING to win, because their noble goals justify every means.)

To: the_devils_advocate_666





by 6 posted onby capydick ("History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid." --President Dwight Eisenho)

To: gridlock

How anybody can follow the NBA is beyond me... Why anyone cares to is beyond me.



by 7 posted onby newgeezer (Democrats will cheat, steal, lie, do ANYTHING to win, because their noble goals justify every means.)

To: the_devils_advocate_666

''Why would I want to help them win a title?"



Because that's what you're getting paid to do you talentless loser.



by 8 posted onby Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)

To: AppyPappy

That is the funniest headline I've seen in a while.



Me, I think that, if I really scrimped and saved, I could feed my headline on $13, maybe even $12 million a year.



LOL!



Dan



by 9 posted onby BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])

To: the_devils_advocate_666

Just how much can one family eat?



by 10 posted onby twntaipan (demonRATs are the Nazis of our era--party uber alles is their heart cry.)

To: gridlock

Check out NBA commissioner David Stern's campaign contributions:



"Commissioners: Go figure. USA WEDNESDAY found the NHL's Gary Bettman made no donations, while MLB's Bud Selig gave $5,750  split between Republicans and Democrats. The NFL's Paul Tagliabue also split his $47,000. But the $196,500 given by the NBA's David Stern doesn't just make him the biggest-spending commissioner. With $159,000 from Stern and his wife going to Democratic candidates and causes, they are the survey's second-biggest donors to that party  trailing Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos and his wife, who gave a total of $340,700."





http://www.sportsbusinessnews.com/index.asp?story_id=40586



To: newgeezer

I used to LOVE professional basketball. But -- After Sprewell tried to kill his coach -TWICE- and received only a slap on the wrist from the NBA, I lost all respect for the entire operation. I will not watch a game that is full of thugs, rapists, murderers, and the like. That goes for the democratic game as well.



To: BibChr

What are they eating? Cocaine and Hummers?



by 13 posted onby AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)

To: the_devils_advocate_666

My grocery bill is only $700/month for a family of 6. We must not be eating right.



by 14 posted onby sparkomatic (This happens every time one of these floozies starts poontangin' around with those show folk fags!)

To: the_devils_advocate_666

I used to watch a lot of basketball. I didn't watch more than 10 minutes of the NBA all season this past year.



To: the_devils_advocate_666

Probably more like: "I've got a family to feed. I mean, who knows how many kids I've got out there!"



To: the_devils_advocate_666

Sprewell = cancer



by 17 posted onby subterfuge (Union THuGs: they're all the RAGE!)

To: the_devils_advocate_666

Thugball players ruined the NBA, IMO. I haven't had much interest since Jordan retired the 2nd time.



by 18 posted onby Rebelbase (Indiscriminate reprisals strengthen the terrorists. Targeted ones weaken them. Aim is everything.)

To: the_devils_advocate_666

What's your family eating these days, Latrine (I mean, Latrell)? Beluga caviar? Chateaubriand? Gold bricks? Instead of bitching about how rotten you're being treated, how about working hard, living comfortably on a fraction of your inflated income, and GIVING SOMETHING BACK to your community?

You could be buying a load of books and computers for school kids in the inner city, but I guess that's too much to ask.



To: subterfuge

Greed Sinopsis What it is: Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness. Why you do it: You live in possibly the most pampered, consumerist society since the Roman Empire. Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be boiled alive in oil. Bear in mind that it's the finest, most luxurious boiling oil that money can buy, but it's still boiling. Associated symbols & suchlike: Greed is linked with the frog and the color yellow



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