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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 1180362, member: 874"]
Lebron did.  Tim Duncan has done it for most of his career too.  It's not like anyone is talking about him taking the league minimum (which is still more than most will ever make).  The difference between staying with the Knicks and going elsewhere was being extremely wealthy and even more extremely wealthy.  The "taking care of his family" line is BS.  If he's not a moron, they were taken care of, and then some, with his second contract.  He can find a financial adviser with a respected reputation, invest his current earnings conservatively, and make well into the six figures (seven figures is probably more accurate) annually for the rest of his life.

In my chosen field, physical therapy, people choose less money all of the time.  I could've made more money straight out of school by working in a nursing home, but I prefer the outpatient setting for a number of reasons, as do many many other clinicians, seeing as there is more competition for outpatient jobs than nursing home jobs, so yes, I could take $20-30 million less if it meant achieving other goals.

If he's in it for the money, that's fine, it's his life.  However, if winning a championship is his primary goal, he made a mistake staying with the Knicks.
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