NBA veteran forward David West took a massive pay cut to sign with the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. Most people view it as an admirable move from an aging player who badly wants to win a championship.
Luther Campbell is not most people.
Campbell, a well-known rapper and big Miami Hurricanes booster who goes by the nickname “Uncle Luke,” went off on West and Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich in a Twitter rant.
Popovich should feel really bad for taking advantage of David West like this. The man is mentally disturbed
— LUTHER R CAMPBELL (@unclelukereal1) July 7, 2015
The NBA Player's Association need to check David West for drugs right now and void this deal
— LUTHER R CAMPBELL (@unclelukereal1) July 7, 2015
Popovich is taking advantage of a very desperate David West he oughta be ashamed of himself.
— LUTHER R CAMPBELL (@unclelukereal1) July 7, 2015
NBA players association is a union that is designed to protect its Player from executives like Popovich who take advantage player's
— LUTHER R CAMPBELL (@unclelukereal1) July 7, 2015
All professional teams want to check its Player when they're playing over their head don't want to check them when they're robbing them
— LUTHER R CAMPBELL (@unclelukereal1) July 7, 2015
They need to take David West agent license away now
— LUTHER R CAMPBELL (@unclelukereal1) July 7, 2015
Campbell is not the first person to take the “protect the Players Association” approach, but his argument is more than a bit over the top. West has made plenty of money during his NBA career. Working professionals turn down higher paying jobs on a daily basis for various reasons.
It’s not like Popovich bullied West the same way he bullies sideline reporters. West obviously feels that he is better off in San Antonio than Indiana, and he wants to win a ring. There’s nothing wrong with that.
