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	<title>Comments on: Is it &#8220;bad&#8221; if LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul don&#8217;t tip?</title>
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		<title>By: thetooloftools</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51892</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I heard Patrick Ewing knew how to &quot;grease the skids&quot; and people fought over each other to serve him. 
Dat B how it B dun.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I heard Patrick Ewing knew how to &#8220;grease the skids&#8221; and people fought over each other to serve him.<br />
Dat B how it B dun.</p>
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		<title>By: bigmeechy74</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#039;ve worked at restaurants and i&#039;ve dealt poker at a casino. therefore i think not tipping is a crime against humanity. who do these people think they are anyway? they have no respect for their fellow man. people stiff all the time and i&#039;ve never understood how they live with themselves. its because most people live like they are the only person that exists and it never crosses their mind to worry about other humans having to pay their bills and feed their kids]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i&#8217;ve worked at restaurants and i&#8217;ve dealt poker at a casino. therefore i think not tipping is a crime against humanity. who do these people think they are anyway? they have no respect for their fellow man. people stiff all the time and i&#8217;ve never understood how they live with themselves. its because most people live like they are the only person that exists and it never crosses their mind to worry about other humans having to pay their bills and feed their kids</p>
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		<title>By: bigmeechy74</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[paul is the best point guard in the nba when he&#039;s healthy and every knowledgeable basketball fan knows that]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>paul is the best point guard in the nba when he&#8217;s healthy and every knowledgeable basketball fan knows that</p>
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		<title>By: mrblazino</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51685</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mrblazino]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!! To illustrate the point, lebron had a charity event in ohio, where&#039;s da articles, anyone singing his praises??? For the haters, just think for a moment, imagine all your mistakes and negative parts of your life over exposed for the world to see, while your good deeds and generosity is not even noted or brushed over......of course you would look like a douchebag...but I see beyond the media &quot;reporting their news&quot; if you can&#039;t, I feel sorry for you. by the way, I live in Miami,Liked lebron in cleveland, love him in dade....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!! To illustrate the point, lebron had a charity event in ohio, where&#8217;s da articles, anyone singing his praises??? For the haters, just think for a moment, imagine all your mistakes and negative parts of your life over exposed for the world to see, while your good deeds and generosity is not even noted or brushed over&#8230;&#8230;of course you would look like a douchebag&#8230;but I see beyond the media &#8220;reporting their news&#8221; if you can&#8217;t, I feel sorry for you. by the way, I live in Miami,Liked lebron in cleveland, love him in dade&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: lblock07</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the way. I live in Minnesota and I&#039;ve heard that Kevin Love doesn&#039;t tip either. What&#039;s his excuse.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By the way. I live in Minnesota and I&#8217;ve heard that Kevin Love doesn&#8217;t tip either. What&#8217;s his excuse.</p>
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		<title>By: lblock07</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;I love white people. My best friend is white&quot; lol.literally. I&#039;ve heard that line so many times through out my life (replace white with black) it truly is ridiculous. It&#039;s actually very sad really that these negative stories are continuing to run about nba players when EVERY OTHER SPORT also has a few douchebags and fools. The media showcases or spins the stories they think will sell and in the case of Black Americans it often is one that perpetuates an awful stereotype.  That&#039;s why whenever a player does something stupid people start calling them all hoodlums and thugs. YOU DON&#039;T KNOW THEIR LIVES! And just because SOME may have grown up in rough neighborhoods doesn&#039;t mean they were criminals! It&#039;s just plain ignorance.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I love white people. My best friend is white&#8221; lol.literally. I&#8217;ve heard that line so many times through out my life (replace white with black) it truly is ridiculous. It&#8217;s actually very sad really that these negative stories are continuing to run about nba players when EVERY OTHER SPORT also has a few douchebags and fools. The media showcases or spins the stories they think will sell and in the case of Black Americans it often is one that perpetuates an awful stereotype.  That&#8217;s why whenever a player does something stupid people start calling them all hoodlums and thugs. YOU DON&#8217;T KNOW THEIR LIVES! And just because SOME may have grown up in rough neighborhoods doesn&#8217;t mean they were criminals! It&#8217;s just plain ignorance.</p>
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		<title>By: rayrsatx</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bet all these cheap NBA players tip their strippers at the gentleman&#039;s club, cuz&#039; the women won&#039;t &quot;comp&quot; their sexual favors!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bet all these cheap NBA players tip their strippers at the gentleman&#8217;s club, cuz&#8217; the women won&#8217;t &#8220;comp&#8221; their sexual favors!</p>
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		<title>By: mrblazino</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[otter954 -Aug 7, 2011 at 10:51 PM &quot;Mr blazing is definitely black. I bet he doesn’t tip either.&quot;


How did you know I was black,was it my lack of rush to judgement like you “black athlete” haters. No? Maybe my support of the antichrist, lebron? Lol. You kill me with your igorance and stupidity. Just because I text like I got sense dont mean I wont get niggerish on your a$$. I tried not to play the race card but some of you “pigment deprived” idiots think that because we can jump higher or run faster that we owe you something. Im defending the over the top and unwarranted criticism of LBJ! Were you there when he “didnt” tip? No, oh your just taking the word of someone that wouldn’t be satisfied if they got $100 tip and would think they deserved $200. Get the fluck outta here……oh yeah I do tip when its warranted and as you can see I snap when warranted too…..far from racist, just hate judgmental holier than thou idiots…… i love white people. My best friend is white :-)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>otter954 -Aug 7, 2011 at 10:51 PM &#8220;Mr blazing is definitely black. I bet he doesn’t tip either.&#8221;</p>
<p>How did you know I was black,was it my lack of rush to judgement like you “black athlete” haters. No? Maybe my support of the antichrist, lebron? Lol. You kill me with your igorance and stupidity. Just because I text like I got sense dont mean I wont get niggerish on your a$$. I tried not to play the race card but some of you “pigment deprived” idiots think that because we can jump higher or run faster that we owe you something. Im defending the over the top and unwarranted criticism of LBJ! Were you there when he “didnt” tip? No, oh your just taking the word of someone that wouldn’t be satisfied if they got $100 tip and would think they deserved $200. Get the fluck outta here……oh yeah I do tip when its warranted and as you can see I snap when warranted too…..far from racist, just hate judgmental holier than thou idiots…… i love white people. My best friend is white <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: berbes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[how can anyone &lt;b&gt;NOT&lt;/b&gt; believe pippen is that kind of lowlife&lt;b&gt;?&lt;/b&gt;

a large % of these talented folk grew up with nothing, and for some reason have utter contempt for servants, especially &lt;i&gt;&#039;whitey&#039;&lt;/i&gt;.  i&#039;ve attended a few of these affairs, and i can almost guarantee you pippen didn&#039;t tell his buddies.  his peers already knew about his habits, like gun carrying, woman slapping, and the like.

lbj and his co-workers are just the latest generation.  sad, but true.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how can anyone <b>NOT</b> believe pippen is that kind of lowlife<b>?</b></p>
<p>a large % of these talented folk grew up with nothing, and for some reason have utter contempt for servants, especially <i>&#8216;whitey&#8217;</i>.  i&#8217;ve attended a few of these affairs, and i can almost guarantee you pippen didn&#8217;t tell his buddies.  his peers already knew about his habits, like gun carrying, woman slapping, and the like.</p>
<p>lbj and his co-workers are just the latest generation.  sad, but true.</p>
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		<title>By: sportsfanatic99</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I swear it happened.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I swear it happened.</p>
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		<title>By: willhnic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a stupid topic. I personally tip well..however, I don&#039;t get why I should tip based on a % of total cost? That doesn&#039;t make sense? Soooo....if a person takes a table and gets drinks for two hours but only pays $100, but the next table orders food that costs $200 but just sits and talks but not orders drinks for the total 2 hours...they should get paid more? I was a bartender and I never expected to be paid like that. It is ridiculous. Plus...I never believe heresay because there are too many haters out there. Plus...working in the industry, people will exaggerate the tip they get because they want more money. This is stupid...can we talk about something more compelling around an actual sport or a true error in judgement?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a stupid topic. I personally tip well..however, I don&#8217;t get why I should tip based on a % of total cost? That doesn&#8217;t make sense? Soooo&#8230;.if a person takes a table and gets drinks for two hours but only pays $100, but the next table orders food that costs $200 but just sits and talks but not orders drinks for the total 2 hours&#8230;they should get paid more? I was a bartender and I never expected to be paid like that. It is ridiculous. Plus&#8230;I never believe heresay because there are too many haters out there. Plus&#8230;working in the industry, people will exaggerate the tip they get because they want more money. This is stupid&#8230;can we talk about something more compelling around an actual sport or a true error in judgement?</p>
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		<title>By: willhnic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[willhnic]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey folks. I hate to tell you this...but I have been out with many high paid business professionals that don&#039;t tip either. Both black and white. I think athletes are demonized for whatever reasons. Note that these articles talk about 3-4 names. You do understand that there are hundreds of well paid athletes in sports...so do the math. Don&#039;t blame all players for the bad judgement of a few. Oh...and don&#039;t only blame athletes because they get disproportionate media attention when going to local bars and clubs. Trust me...they are the same as the rest of us. Quit hating...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey folks. I hate to tell you this&#8230;but I have been out with many high paid business professionals that don&#8217;t tip either. Both black and white. I think athletes are demonized for whatever reasons. Note that these articles talk about 3-4 names. You do understand that there are hundreds of well paid athletes in sports&#8230;so do the math. Don&#8217;t blame all players for the bad judgement of a few. Oh&#8230;and don&#8217;t only blame athletes because they get disproportionate media attention when going to local bars and clubs. Trust me&#8230;they are the same as the rest of us. Quit hating&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: 00maltliquor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NO...F******G...WAY!!??? Pippen stayed behind to pilfer the tip!? Really?? How low is that! This can&#039;t be a true tale, that would be the holy grail of jankie-ness. How funny would it be if after that dinner they all went to get beers at a bar and Pip used Jordan&#039;s $40 for his brews...and STILL didn&#039;t tip!! LMFAO]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NO&#8230;F******G&#8230;WAY!!??? Pippen stayed behind to pilfer the tip!? Really?? How low is that! This can&#8217;t be a true tale, that would be the holy grail of jankie-ness. How funny would it be if after that dinner they all went to get beers at a bar and Pip used Jordan&#8217;s $40 for his brews&#8230;and STILL didn&#8217;t tip!! LMFAO</p>
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		<title>By: rayrsatx</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has always been a belief or stereotype that African Americans as a whole do not tip. Whether this is true or not, these so called rich NBA players do not dispel that stigma!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There has always been a belief or stereotype that African Americans as a whole do not tip. Whether this is true or not, these so called rich NBA players do not dispel that stigma!</p>
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		<title>By: otter954</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr blazing is definitely black. I bet he doesn&#039;t tip either.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr blazing is definitely black. I bet he doesn&#8217;t tip either.</p>
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		<title>By: rayrsatx</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They pay other people to do their dirty work for them &amp; not compensate what they deem, &quot; the lower class!&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They pay other people to do their dirty work for them &amp; not compensate what they deem, &#8221; the lower class!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: bigtrav425</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Im from Cleveland and LBJ is def legendary here for the NON tipping..and im hearing about this more and more from others NBA stars...sounds like the NBA and the players ass. may need to step in soon atleast knock some sense into these rich scumbags]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Im from Cleveland and LBJ is def legendary here for the NON tipping..and im hearing about this more and more from others NBA stars&#8230;sounds like the NBA and the players ass. may need to step in soon atleast knock some sense into these rich scumbags</p>
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		<title>By: goforthanddie</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They pay other people to tip for them.  Or not tip.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They pay other people to tip for them.  Or not tip.</p>
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		<title>By: sportsfanatic99</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted a MJ comment at 7:37 if you are interested.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I posted a MJ comment at 7:37 if you are interested.</p>
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		<title>By: sportsfanatic99</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51576</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here is your comment on MJ and Pippin.  I used to be a waiter at Michael Jordan&#039;s The Steak House in NYC back in 1998.  Mike, Pippin, and several others came in and of course had their ENTIRE meal comped including wine.  This was obviously a VIP table and a fellow waiter was assigned only that table for the entire night.  When they finished dinner Mike threw down a very meager tip I think it might have been a couple of $20&#039;s which when you think 8+ people and wine at a steak house would have been $1000+  and warrented a tip well over $100 and really should have been $200.  The tip was terrible if they had paid for the meal itself but they weren&#039;t so to only tip $40 is simply horrible.  But here is the worst part.  Jordan threw the cash on the table got up and started walking for the exit and was followed by everyone else except Pippin.  He hung for a couple seconds and while everyone else walked away Pippin pocketed the $40 tip himself.  I repeat Pippin took the tip.  The waiter therefore made NOTHING for the entire night and the management didn&#039;t do anything for him to make up for it.  Pretty crappy all the way around.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So here is your comment on MJ and Pippin.  I used to be a waiter at Michael Jordan&#8217;s The Steak House in NYC back in 1998.  Mike, Pippin, and several others came in and of course had their ENTIRE meal comped including wine.  This was obviously a VIP table and a fellow waiter was assigned only that table for the entire night.  When they finished dinner Mike threw down a very meager tip I think it might have been a couple of $20&#8242;s which when you think 8+ people and wine at a steak house would have been $1000+  and warrented a tip well over $100 and really should have been $200.  The tip was terrible if they had paid for the meal itself but they weren&#8217;t so to only tip $40 is simply horrible.  But here is the worst part.  Jordan threw the cash on the table got up and started walking for the exit and was followed by everyone else except Pippin.  He hung for a couple seconds and while everyone else walked away Pippin pocketed the $40 tip himself.  I repeat Pippin took the tip.  The waiter therefore made NOTHING for the entire night and the management didn&#8217;t do anything for him to make up for it.  Pretty crappy all the way around.</p>
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		<title>By: rayrsatx</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51570</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s this inflated ego that causes NBA Superstars to lavish upon themselves the finest clothes, cars, jewelry, &amp; manorial plantations that money can buy yet lacks the compassion to compensate a restaurant worker who depends upon the proceeds! Lebron &amp; company are losers off as well as on the court!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s this inflated ego that causes NBA Superstars to lavish upon themselves the finest clothes, cars, jewelry, &amp; manorial plantations that money can buy yet lacks the compassion to compensate a restaurant worker who depends upon the proceeds! Lebron &amp; company are losers off as well as on the court!</p>
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		<title>By: rayrsatx</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51569</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rayrsatx]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is so surprising here? Do you actually think that self centered, selfish NBA players would actually give a dam about the fans that worship them &amp; the people that serve them?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is so surprising here? Do you actually think that self centered, selfish NBA players would actually give a dam about the fans that worship them &amp; the people that serve them?</p>
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		<title>By: diablito0402</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expected for lbj, biggest piece of crap in basketball, but wade, that shocked me.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Expected for lbj, biggest piece of crap in basketball, but wade, that shocked me.</p>
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		<title>By: mytthor</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51560</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#039;re right that it&#039;s &quot;common&quot; sense but the common opinion often isn&#039;t the right one. Paul&#039;s less flashy but is a much better player still. Rose can get there, he has the talent and lord knows he has the athleticism, but he doesn&#039;t yet make the players around him better, and he doesn&#039;t have a jump shot. Paul can score at will, make players like Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza good, and make David West, a guy who&#039;s one elite skill is shooting 17 foot jumpers, an all-star.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right that it&#8217;s &#8220;common&#8221; sense but the common opinion often isn&#8217;t the right one. Paul&#8217;s less flashy but is a much better player still. Rose can get there, he has the talent and lord knows he has the athleticism, but he doesn&#8217;t yet make the players around him better, and he doesn&#8217;t have a jump shot. Paul can score at will, make players like Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza good, and make David West, a guy who&#8217;s one elite skill is shooting 17 foot jumpers, an all-star.</p>
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		<title>By: mytthor</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-51559</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mytthor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Um, that&#039;s very funny and all, but LeBron actually has 2 kids with his wife and they&#039;re still together. 

Maybe you could switch to another stereotype? Had to save the money for rims?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Um, that&#8217;s very funny and all, but LeBron actually has 2 kids with his wife and they&#8217;re still together. </p>
<p>Maybe you could switch to another stereotype? Had to save the money for rims?</p>
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		<title>By: blueintown</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51554</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[blueintown]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No it&#039;s not. See? http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-110725/point-guard-ratings]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No it&#8217;s not. See? <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-110725/point-guard-ratings" rel="nofollow">http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-110725/point-guard-ratings</a></p>
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		<title>By: usdiveteam</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51553</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rose (mvp)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rose (mvp)</p>
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		<title>By: asublimeday</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-2/#comment-51552</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[asublimeday]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hahaha “trueballs” is right. Not one comment about MJ being notorious for not tipping but uh oh Lebron doesn’t tip and here we go. Doesn’t matter anything he does gets slammed by some sportswriter and a bunch of no life followers. Oh and by the way “randysavage4ever” nice job of taking away the credibility of Dwayne Wades championship by saying Shaq was the reason they won it. I though u were pretty stupid but then I read where u said Rose is better than CP3 and realized u have no credibility
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You&#039;d be hard pressed to find a knowledgeable basketball fan who doesn&#039;t think rose is better than Paul. It&#039;s common sense at this point.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hahaha “trueballs” is right. Not one comment about MJ being notorious for not tipping but uh oh Lebron doesn’t tip and here we go. Doesn’t matter anything he does gets slammed by some sportswriter and a bunch of no life followers. Oh and by the way “randysavage4ever” nice job of taking away the credibility of Dwayne Wades championship by saying Shaq was the reason they won it. I though u were pretty stupid but then I read where u said Rose is better than CP3 and realized u have no credibility<br />
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<p>You&#8217;d be hard pressed to find a knowledgeable basketball fan who doesn&#8217;t think rose is better than Paul. It&#8217;s common sense at this point.</p>
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		<title>By: asublimeday</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-51551</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[asublimeday]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They&#039;re probably so overwhelmed with child support payments....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They&#8217;re probably so overwhelmed with child support payments&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: cmmncents</title>
		<link>http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/06/is-it-bad-if-lebron-james-dwyane-wade-carmelo-anthony-and-chris-paul-dont-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-51550</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cmmncents]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LPad, what is 20% of &quot;comped?&quot; However your logic is right for people like you and me...the 18 or 20% gratuity would have already been added.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LPad, what is 20% of &#8220;comped?&#8221; However your logic is right for people like you and me&#8230;the 18 or 20% gratuity would have already been added.</p>
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