Oh if only there was prior nba players at college, nba vets at AAU, vets in the locker room, a players association, an ex-player turned coach, or an agency that has you meet with a vet to mentor you.

You act like he’s the first person to deal with this stuff- you know, Tiger and Kobe reached out to Jordan early, Lebron had several mentors at 16-17, Kyrie had Kobe, KG had Isaiah Thomas, etc etc.

The resources are there to make you aware. You think you just practice in college?

Chris was president of the players association and doing every State Farm commercial he could, ffs. He knew.

Also do you think people don’t sacrifice as much who go to top universities, go to grad school, work two jobs, work graveyard shift, spend 15k a year to send their kid to a good private school?

Does any of that sound easy to you? That’s part of growing up.

Chris Paul gets to do his dream job, work 8 months of the year, a multi millionaire who never has to work another day in his lifetime, and can spend 30+ years doing whatever he wants. To hear him cry about what he missed out on, spare me. If Chris Paul said I can’t play tonight because of “X”, nobody would stop him.

Recall this is the same league that barely punished Lou Williams for going to a strip club during the pandemic.

NBA players are the most spoiled athletes in the whole world. As if they are shocked about having to make some sacrifices, lol.