Clippers Josh Smith complains about 6.9M salary


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Josh Smith: 'Harder' on family with lower salary

It’s time to pass the hat, please, for Josh Smith.

At an introductory news conference with the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, the former Detroit Pistons free agent bust pointed out how the next year is going to be a financial challenge.

“At the end of the day, you know, I do have a family,” he said. “So it is going to be a little harder on me this year. But I’m going to push through it, you know.”

At the end of the day, I wish I knew.

Smith signed a free agent contract for $1.5 million, but he will get another $5.4 million from his deal with the Pistons. If my math is correct, that’s $6.9 million.

Sure, L.A. real estate is crazy. But shouldn’t that salary allow him to at least rent a condo in Santa Monica and maybe spring for HBO when the cable guy shows up?

Sitting on stage with Smith on Tuesday was DeAndre Jordan, who caused the biggest stink of the NBA summer when he backed out of his commitment to Dallas and returned to the Clippers.

“I made a decision for me and my family,” he explained.

Ah, yes, the family.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2015/07/23/josh-smith-los-angeles-clippers/30560381/
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That's spin. He was talking about harder on his family with him being in L.A. Notice they didn't provide more of the statement he made.
 
I need to see the video, maybe I'm taking his comments out of context but bruh stop it. Nobody wants to hear this BS
 
Cost of living much higher. State income tax is very high versus nonexistent in Texas. His money don't go nearly as far.
 
You have to listen to it. A reporter asked him why he took the veteran minimum when he had a higher offer in Houston. (Paraphrasing) He said he thinks this is a better fit and that he is willing to sacrifice the money for success on the court and that they as a family will have to suck it up for a year.
 
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