the notion that going to an All-star game is a "extra work" is so ridiculous. As mentioned, the players agreed to it in the CBA. It's a shinny game for fun with literally the best collection of players of your craft in the entire world. You get a chance to connect with a lot of fans in a more interactive setting-, you know the people that have made you a ####ing millionaire. At night presumably you go out and get wasted and have a blast at the bars in a completely relaxed atmosphere with zero curfew or responsibility (so, basically a vacation).
Sometimes I wonder about where society is going when invitations to All-Star games for the best league in the world for a fairly large spectacle for kids and fans and fun is regarded as "extra work"- when it should be regarded as a privilege and a fairly humbling experience enjoying the game you love while you make a kings ransom and generational wealth doing it in addition to being a celebrity and treated like a demi-god for skating around for an hour and not even being expected to try.
The poor players, whatever will they do? If only somebody would cut them a break.
You know who actually needs a ####ing break? The fans, lower the ticket prices and make athletes more accessible.
Last edited by Mr.Coffee; 05-23-2017 at 09:18 PM.
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