Terry Rozier's bold gamble with his $20 million salary raises eyebrows and questions.
We dive into the psyche of athletes who risk it all, often without seeing the consequences.
Coming from humble beginnings can skew one's perception of risk and reward in life.
Bad decisions can lead to catastrophic outcomes, especially when fame and fortune are involved.
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This is the Daily Note.
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I'm James A.
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Brown.
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You might have heard of Terry Rozier, the NBA player who risked his $20 million salary so that he and his friends could bet against his performance.
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You heard me right.
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I keep asking myself why someone with everything would risk it all.
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I'm not sure, but my best guess is a lack of depth perception.
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When you come from nothing and do something impossible, like becoming a pro athlete, you can't see the distance between where you are and where you can fall to.
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We see it time and time again.
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They think they can pull off anything.
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Add a few bad bounces and poor decisions, and you get a man trading a fortune for a courtroom and maybe a jail cell.
