NBA – Michael Beasley sounds off on black players: «Why do you waste money on that»

Par Joël Pütz | Journaliste sportif

We know that NBA players sometimes tend to throw their money away, buying anything and everything. But Michael Beasley has a hard time understanding why Black players indulge in a specific expense…

Everything changes when you become an NBA player. Not only because you’re joining the most prestigious league in the world, home to the best basketball players of the moment, but also because your financial means can be drastically affected. This is also why American athletes prefer this option over going to Europe, despite their slim chances of making it big.

Within an organization that rakes in more profits each year, players now find themselves with a rather substantial piece of the pie. However, while some stars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant have decided to build a “small” financial empire by making wise investments, others spend their time and find themselves with nothing once they retire.

Michael Beasley against tattoos for black players

That said, one thing is true for all players in the league: they can treat themselves and buy just about anything. Except that some expenses would make no sense, according to Michael Beasley, who was recently a guest of the famous streamer Adin Ross alongside Lance Stephenson. The former Heat and Lakers player didn’t mince words with his former teammate:

You know what I didn’t know until we was teammates? I didn’t know you had tattoos. Him, Kevin Garnett, Patrick Beverley… like, what are y’all doing wasting money on tattoos? Look, you can’t see them. You didn’t know he had tattoos. Yeah, he tatted up.

There’s a good dose of humor in this statement, but Beasley’s message is clear: What’s the point of players with dark skin like KG or Stephenson covering their bodies in ink when it’s much less visible than other athletes with lighter skin? You have four hours.

On the other hand, everyone is free to do what they want with their body, and in this case, their fortune. Although he himself has tattoos all over his body, or almost, Beasley is one of those who has been careful with his finances. Having earned $40 million during his NBA career, he has managed to keep a good portion of it and can therefore live peacefully, despite feeling like a waste given his talent.