It's an interesting observation. People tend to hate Kobe and think the Lakers were stupid for giving him that money at the end. But everyone is saying Dirk deserves this and the Mavs did the right thing. Granted Dirk has taken a pay cut the last several years, but then the counter argument is that Kobe won 5 championships to Dirk's one. And there are plenty of other reasons for both sides, but noone seems to be blasting Cuban for "giving" Dirk that much money. Personally, I think they both deserve it and should get whatever they want and as much as possible their last year ... or two in Dirk's case.
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