Does he, as someone who is very much into his celebrity status, become a distraction to the team going into next season?

but I have to say, I don't like this at all. his priorities are way out of line

toodarkmark wrote:Is this important? I am always a huge Amare supporter, but it just seems like it's one thing after another with him. The cut hand, the going to the Miami game, now this. All these are bone headed moves and indicative of someone who seems to have clouded decision making abilities as of late.

Does he, as someone who is very much into his celebrity status, become a distraction to the team going into next season?

He is attending the University of Miami for summer classes - is it really a big deal that he went to a Heat playoff game? Its not like he was supporting Miami. I am glad he was watching basketball and is interested in the game even in the off season for him.

Now the fact that he looked like a lesbian hipster while attending the game is a totally different story.

Solace wrote:Anyway, I don't see the big deal here.

I am guessing that must be because you like Amare.

It reminds me of the democrats who had no problem with the president boning Lewinsky saying "whats the big deal" while the repubs went nuts!

Its all about alliances.

OasisBU wrote:

toodarkmark wrote:Is this important? I am always a huge Amare supporter, but it just seems like it's one thing after another with him. The cut hand, the going to the Miami game, now this. All these are bone headed moves and indicative of someone who seems to have clouded decision making abilities as of late.

Does he, as someone who is very much into his celebrity status, become a distraction to the team going into next season?

He is attending the University of Miami for summer classes - is it really a big deal that he went to a Heat playoff game? Its not like he was supporting Miami. I am glad he was watching basketball and is interested in the game even in the off season for him.

Now the fact that he looked like a lesbian hipster while attending the game is a totally different story.

LOL at lesbian hipster. It's all about the details sometimes. A Knicks player eating out of a popcorn bucket that says "Let's Go Heat" doesn't seem right.

1. For someone making the dollars he is, in the place where athletes are scrutinized for everything, he should have the maturity and intelligence to be professional and expect some criticism, lots of it actually.

2. The NBA suffers, like most sports, with issues revolving sexuality. Think: Grant Hill and Jared Dudley's "not in my house, not anywhere" campaign. Joakim Noah being given a RIDICULOUS fine for calling a fan the same thing. This will make him look bad.

3. It shows a lack of self-esteem really. "I don't have to do anything, fag." That sounds like what the class dumbass would say to the teacher in 6th grade to get suspended on purpose and brag about it to his friends. Just a low character move. Think about ALL the ways Amare could have responded, if he chose to respond at all (which he shouldn't have, and should never do again). This one actually reflects more on where he is at with himself than anything else. And it looks low. Very low.

ATrain wrote:

OasisBU wrote:I think celebrities and athletes should get off twitter - its just one thing after another on there. A total PR nightmare and a liability that doesn't need to exist. Fan's don't need this much access.

I agree 1000%

I think celebrities and athletes should hire PR, publicist, media savvy person to handle this for them instead of risking looking like an dickhead.