For years, two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith spent money with abandon.
Smith grew up in Lakewood, New Jersey, a small, blue-collar community about an hour from both Philadelphia and New York City.
But, as he pointed out in the interview, "small" amounts of money for high-earners could easily be life-changing amounts of money for others.
"We're so trained, so embedded to have that Eurocentric mindset, to worry about myself, worry about me, worry about mine," he said.
"When you make over $100 million in your career, is [giving $5 or $10 million] going to change your lifestyle?"
Persons:
J.R, Smith, he'd, Brandon Marshall, Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian, they’re, Dwyane Wade
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NBA, NFL, Smith's, New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers, North Carolina, T State University, Black, CNBC, Ex
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Lakewood , New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York City