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A commenter made this point, but this little nugget from the world of the NBA shows that the NBA players remain, by and large, the most pampered, ridiculous set of me-first prima donnas in the league. From the ESPN.com notes on Wednesday:


Camby wants stipend for dress codeWith NBA commissioner David Stern set to implement of a dress code, some players are finding fault with the possible change.

Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who is in the midst of a $45 million contract, thinks the players should have additional compensation.
"I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes," Camby told WOAI.



How many people making less money than his meal stipend are buying tickets to Camby's game. Every time I hear someone say athletes should be more involved in social issues - a la Jim Brown, Muhammed Ali, Jackie Robinson, etc. - I remember that we are better off with them quiet. We enjoy the game they play. But excellence in sports does not necessarily correspond to excellence in insight.