NBA is back!

**iluvcanadians** · 04-06-2012, 04:06 AM

when their respective league forces them to.

**Kumi S** · 04-06-2012, 04:11 AM

where did you read that?

**Kayyâ™«** · 04-06-2012, 04:13 AM

avatar and post corabo ftw.

In a totally unrelated note, how long is it going to take Larry Fitzgerald to get his degree from University of Phoenix?

04-06-2012, 04:16 AM

Where did I say any extreme athletes should be role models? By and large theyre as bad as mainstream sports, have you seen Jeremy Stenberg or any Metal Mulisha guy? Theyre all pieces of garbage. Professional skateboarding is the same, a bunch of skaterats. I respect what extreme athletes do more than mainstream sports but thats a moot point.

Professional athletes should not be role models, definitely not to a quarter the extent they are now. If you admire the athleticism that they have, thats all well and good. The hero worship that is commonplace is what i'm worried about. Socrates, Plato, Carl Sagan: People who have perspective and pursue actual worthwhile goals are who should be hero worshiped.

**Media Watch** · 04-06-2012, 04:18 AM

I'm pretty sure the players didnt start NFL play 60 and NBA cares. community service is a contract stipulation, everyone knows that.

**Jesicaekzâ™¥** · 04-06-2012, 04:23 AM

WSmassiv, you're frackin out.

**whoaaitsbecky** · 04-06-2012, 04:27 AM

He gets soo mad.

**Laura RMCF** · 04-06-2012, 04:32 AM

Oh. i didnt catch we were lumping play60 into charities and helping frienRAB and family.

im not talking about doing a commercial and throwing a ball around with kiRAB at a boys and girls club.im talking about financing boys and girls clubs. they are not contractually obligated to do that or many other things they do.

**Hey World!** · 04-06-2012, 04:35 AM

Oh, I didn't catch that we were lumping helping freinRAB and family into making donations to charities. I have no figures to go by, but I am guessing that the majority of professional athletes do not donate to charity. Please show me something to make think otherwise.

and Michael FK, again... who the frack are you? There's probably some new rabroad media on the internet today that you can take credit for. GTFO.

**sosurprized1** · 04-06-2012, 04:37 AM

that first comparison doesnt make sense as i clearly differentiated between charitable work and helping frienRAB and family.

this is a list from 2001. the list has certainly grown

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2001-...ic-table1a.htm

if you dont want to look, its a list of 350 public charities/ private foundations recognized as non-profit organizations that give back to the community. none of this is enforced by respective leagues.

and we werent talking about the majority. LAX said 99.9% I think this table and a simple look around the web will show that more than 1 athlete in 1000 contributes more than they are obliged to.