NBA players are lucky as they can play basketball or a job. They get to do what they love and are paid millions of dollars at the same time. Kobe Bryant from the Los Angeles Lakers will be paid 25 million dollars this year. Kobe is a great player, but he has had a horrible season. His team is at the bottom of their conference and it has a 17-65 record. I can't believe that a player can be paid so much money and have so many losses. He isn't playing as well as he used to because of it being his last season. As a basketball player, he is too old, so that contributes to his poor performance.
Others who work hard in careers that benefit society and don't get paid much compared to athletes have it bad. Ballers have pure fun doing their job whereas teachers work hard day and night to prepare lessons and do their best to give students the best education. Teachers barely get paid compared to athletes but they make more of a difference to people.
Many people forget about our troops who away from us, serving our country. Athletes are worried about getting injured, losing the game, missing shots, and/or turning over the ball. Our troops worry about not dying and being able to see their families again. They have so much more to lose than athletes but not as many people, in my opinion, care about our soldiers. They only care about dunks and 3 pointers. I think that athletes, at the end of the day, shouldn't have to worry much because they will get to see their loved ones, have a place to stay, and have something to eat anyway.
Some people are forced to work jobs they are not pleased with and not get paid enough. Athletes are famous and wealthy. Even bench players no one knows still get paid couple millions. I am a very big fan of the NBA and I've never heard of Tobias Harris until I wrote this blog: he barely plays! He still gets paid 16 million dollars! That's just unfair. All they do is toss a ball around and they're suddenly able to live their whole life with one year's salary.
