By now, you’re probably aware that Wizards point guard John Wall threw upwards of $50,000 at a Dallas strip club last Saturday night. While it is a pretty absurd amount to throw down in one evening, it wasn’t exactly stunning news. This stuff happens all the time. It’s become old hat.
What is interesting about that night is Jalen Rose’s take on Wall dropping all that cash onto a pile of strippers, amazingly comparing it to the $1 million donation Russell Westbrook recently made to UCLA.
“Russell Westbrook and John Wall both did a great charitable thing. Russell Westbrook giving a million dollars to UCLA, it’s noble, it’s recognizable, it’s something that’s going to create a legacy for his name for years to come. It’s philanthropic work. Now, the charity that John Wall did, that’s the charity that makes it to the hood, and it also is a donation to those who are working really hard to entertain adults that evening. And when a customer does come in and spends that type of cake, everyone leaves with full bags. And you know what? I support full bags!”
Hilarious. But I’m not sure dropping serious cash in a strip club equates to money “making it to the hood.” That cash doesn’t have a chance in hell of finding it’s way to a local school, a homeless shelter, or anything of the sort. That shit is going directly to an upgrade on the Mercedes and a sloppy shopping spree with the girls at Bloomingdale’s.
Nice thought, though.
[H/T BSO]