The veteran guard appeared to be doing it in a playful way. It was unlucky timing because the Hornets' telecast had just switched to a shot of Haliburton and Hield on the bench.
Probably not the picture he would prefer to have his mom or kids see and not the best foot forward for the Pacers. $25k seems like a big number to most of us who live in the real world. But to an NBA star who makes 22.48 million this year, or $274,146 per game this represents just 0.0912 of this game's paycheck. Or 0.0011121 of his annual, this year. If you made $60,000/yr it would be similar to a $67.26 forced charitable donation. Except at 60k you probably need that $67 for gas or food.
Probably not the picture he would prefer to have his mom or kids see and not the best foot forward for the Pacers. $25k seems like a big number to most of us who live in the real world. But to an NBA star who makes 22.48 million this year, or $274,146 per game this represents just 0.0912 of this game's paycheck. Or 0.0011121 of his annual, this year. If you made $60,000/yr it would be similar to a $67.26 forced charitable donation. Except at 60k you probably need that $67 for gas or food.