"I'm already a multi-millionaire, my friend. It doesn't matter to me whether I buy a lottery ticket on Friday."
Barkley told Kenny Smith.
He was boasting a little, of course, but in terms of absolute net worth, Barkley was leagues ahead of Kenny Smith. Despite having earned just over forty million USD during his entire career, he wasn't one to throw his money around and had made some successful investments in his younger days. Now, as a sports commentator, his salary was very high as well. (Mainstream NBA television analysts earn high salaries, basically equivalent to an NBA mid-level contract. The salaries of some of the top, ace commentators, combined with their other income, could even approach a max NBA contract.)
BEEP!
The whistle blew, and the game resumed.
Amidst Larry Brown's furious urging, the Pistons players walked onto the court, their blood boiling.
They had reached their most perilous moment.
