I imagine his cost of living can't be more than $500 per month. Not terrible on 50k.
Gofundme for Mo
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I imagine his cost of living can't be more than $500 per month. Not terrible on 50k.
Yeah and you're doing what you love. That stuff is kind of tricky though. You're basically resigned to having to stay in the game when you finally quit because you're losing a lot of years that you could be working and gaining experience and you aren't really socking money away. I did that for a while in the league that predated MLS here. Some of the older guys really were set back in life by playing too long. Then they "retired" broke. You get into your 30s it can become an issue. I know tons of guys that regret it.
But Hunter Biden was paid $80k/month to share his petroleum industry expertise by the grateful Ukrainians..The Ukrainian Super League seems pretty borderline. Here's a 2015 article about Cameron Rundles:
This Ukrainian Life: American Hoop Dreams in Europe’s Sketchiest League
Cameron Rundles isn’t ready to give up on professional basketball, but playing on another continent has tested his devotion to the game.the-cauldron.com
Sounds like they make about $50K. Not a lot.
But, a guy like Mo Creek put himself in that position. If that's his best basketball hope at his age it would seem like maybe doing something else might have been in order. If you're so intent on playing a kids game well into adulthood that you need to play in such a place, well that's sort of on you. I won't fault anyone for sending money to the guy, but no way I would do that.
But, I'm a bit of an asshole.
Something is just wrong over there.
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By the way, go to my Facebook page and read pictures and a note a student from 20 years ago left me today. It happens quite often. It warms my heart. It makes it easier to ignore people like you .
Me? I'm not the emotional one all caught up in things . I'm not sending money to a coddled athlete getting paid to play basketball in a foreign country when sh*t was hitting the fan. I wouldnt have been there to begin with. Sorry but if his skills couldn't result in better pay what are you doing? If he was making 50k in Logansport and eeking out a career fine. Why would anyone? I am highly doubtful that black Mo Creek was just entranced by the culture of the Ukraine . I hope he gets out I bear him no ill will but Go fund me is a scam from the start and you never answered when the house down the road of some less fortunate people you never knew burned to the ground or someone lit their barn on fire would you help them? In person? Send money or get them some clothes let them stay at your house?Those are the kind of people that truly need help.
I tried, closest I could find for Zeke4ahz was Zesty Zebra.
I wish I knew what "linking" me in a post does to my Reaction Score. I'll table my response to you until I garner more info re same.
Yours "potentially" in anger,
So when they have all kinds of extra money left over they are going to donate it to the Ukraine resistance right ?
Lol. I’ll send you a message. I’m not real here!
Lol. Trump is never far from your mind, is he?
So how much did you send? How much did you send for people that will be having a hard time finding food ? People that their actual homes get destroyed and living in their streets . You want pics of people and their cats and dogs they wont leave behind? Send them so GoFund money to feed them. You are transparent it isnt funny. You are worried about a basketball player that made a bad decision and his real home is safe. He needs to make a run for the border. Sounds like a Taco Bell commercial!
No argument there. I'm just more or less saying that on the hierarchy of people who might deserve my money, I'd not put Mo high on my list. I won't fault anyone for feeling otherwise.
I think that changes a little when someone is in a life or death situation, no matter how they got there. But everyone gets to decide how to use their money and what is a worthwhile cause.
I have no idea if it's true or not, but I've seen references to him supporting extended family. If true, that 50K may not go far.
Better off giving up hoops then. I'm sure he'd make more than that coaching here
Tweet says hes out - crossed a border, presumably Moldova, headed for Romania
Good news
Good news
It'd be interesting to see which posters would sign up for benefits of that fund.
Why is that funny? I am sure there are millions who watched him on Fox and did not donate. Just like some read it here and did not donate. Each person can decide for themselves what charity to donate.
Obviously they can. One would think if one were not interested one would just skip the thread. But nope, not the WC. It devolves into insulting the poster and questioning how much the person actually needs money and their life decisions. It was obviously posted here because of his IU connections.
Well, I would, but gofundme.com can sieze the funds and not distribute them if they don't like your politics.
So, no, I won't be giving.
As was discussed, it's his choice to play a kid's game. He got paid for it. I have no idea how much he's making, but I'm sure there are endorsements in addition to his salary. If he wasn't making a living, he wouldn't have been playing.
I'm glad he got out safely.
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