Steve Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Finally a good story about pro athletes. A few LA Clippers players chip and pay for their former coachs cancer surgery. It was life threatening. It was prostate cancer. The bad guy in all this is Donald Sterling the scrooge owner who wouldn't help. The cost was 'only' 70k. I could halfway understand it if was a few million but 70k is nothing to these millionaire owners. I've always disliked Sterling. He's a self promoting, egotistical ass. He spends the least on any owner on his team. Usually has the lowest payrolll in the NBA. Doesn't rspect the sport or his own team to try and field a side that could win anything. Standing ovation to the players. They didn't want or seek publicity for it either. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Players-chip-in-to-save-coach-8217-s-life-after?urn=nba-wp184 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I think that a lot of pro athletes give of themselves and their money to worthwhile causes. We just don't often hear about it. For instance, I just learned a few months ago that Charles Woodson donated a million $ (maybe more) to a university's children's hospital. (He has actually set up a foundation for the project.) Unfortunately, for every one of those guys, there's probably at least one who gets the "idiot" award for the week. I do, however, take issue with the blogger's "sell out" crowds. I might be wrong, but I'd guess that the only sell-outs for Clippers games are when they're playing the Lakers, Celtics, or Heat. 5555555555555 And, yeah, Scrooge Sterling throws nickles around like they're manhole covers. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 When I saw this on the news, my first reaction was ... what a cheap bastard. All right, the athletes are loaded, but nothing compared to the owner. Maybe there'll be a special place waiting for him when he dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Ichiro donates 100 million yen to relief efforts in Japan Ichiro Suzuki still hasn't offered any public comment about the ongoing crisis in Japan, but the message he sent on Friday will certainly go a lot further than any press conference remarks or a prepared statement of concern ever would. The Seattle Mariners great will donate 100 million yen to the relief efforts stemming from last week's earthquake and tsunami. Using today's conversion rate, the amount equates to about $1.23 million — or roughly 7 percent of the $18 million he'll make playing baseball in Seattle this year. In usual Ichiro fashion, he hasn't said anything about his impressive support with his checkbook and he likely won't. Helping out his homeland in a time of great need seems to be enough for the right fielder — as it was last month, when he quietly donated 10 million yen to relief efforts following the volcano eruption in the Miyazaki Prefecture. His gesture reminds me of the 2001-02 NBA season, when Michael Jordan donated his entire $1 million salary to September 11 efforts. And just like in that great time of need, Ichiro isn't alone in his generosity. The Mariners also announced on Friday that they'll be matching any front office or fan donations made over the regular-season's first game homestand at Safeco Field with a minimum of $100,000 guaranteed. The San Francisco Giants also announced their plans to offer aid earlier this week. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Not small potatoes but Sandra Bullock donated a mil to the Red Cross to help Japan. So what does that say about anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 What team does she play for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 I think she just got traded so not sure. And not sure why I even posted that here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadaBing Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 she's in rehab now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Did she have to give back her Oscar because she tested positive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 The Mariners also announced on Friday that they'll be matching any front office or fan donations made over the regular-season's first game homestand at Safeco Field with a minimum of $100,000 guaranteed. The San Francisco Giants also announced their plans to offer aid earlier this week. Link Fans of the LA Dodgers have offered up Frank and Jamie McCourt. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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