nyvector16 wrote:This is crazy...
NBA players earn so much money it is insane some would risk their liberty to make a small amount of money (compared to their career earnings).

The thing about money and wealth is that it is never about the absolute, but rather the relative amount. Regardless of how much money you have, you inevitably find yourself among a circle of people who have comparable and often greater amounts than you, which makes you feel inadequate in comparison and makes you hungry for more. And even when you reach the pinnacle, you see Warren Buffet slyly smiling at you, because he does not give a hoot about how much money he has. And then you realize that you have been like a dog chasing its own tail.

You see NBA players getting these gargantuan $150-200m deals these days, and then hear them cry out in amazement and envy when they learn about Kylian Mbappe being offered over $1bn for his next contract.