After making somewhat-controversial statements on Wednesday saying that NBA players should be paid for their participation in the Olympics, Wade clarified the statement on Thursday, saying that he himself does not need to be paid and that he was speaking of all Olympians in general, not just NBA players.
There should not be any backlash, whether he clarified his statement or not; it is his opinion, let the man live.
Although that is not what the media is about, so they will take this and try to make a big deal out of it.
But he has a point, the players sell a lot of Olympics jerseys and draw a lot of television viewing.
Why should they not get a part of that money? Obviously Dwayne Wade still wants to be in London this summer whether or not he's getting paid, but he certainly wouldn't mind if he was.
It's great when people with platforms such as Wade made a comment that is intriguing and makes people think. Perceived as positive or negative doesn't matter in terms of media traction - it's the fact that this type of opinion will garner a response from readers. That's why this story had some legs.
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