i have always maintained that I don't mind his antics and I think we need someone on this roster with an edge like that. I think its a sign of those elites who just want to win at all costs and just needs the right system to be controlled. I have always been concerned about his defense, but in many threads, many people including yourself, have convinced me that with the right lineups, he is good enough and it could work.
Personally though, I take these stories with a grain of salt.
First, its a tax right off for these players.
Second, its publicity that is of the alternative to the norm for certain players and thus could simply be a ploy(Not saying this is) to try to sway opinion and his agent said you need to do more things like this and make them public to raise your stock value, cause its plummeting. Again, I am not saying this is true or even suggesting anything more than it is in the realm of possibilities, and certainly would not be the first time.
Thirdly, I thought it was in most contracts that they must donate a certain percent or something? Am I completely off the wall here or is there any truth to that?
Anyhow, Kudos to him, because in the end it isn't about him, its about the kids and regardless of how it plays out in the publicity side, the kids are benefiting and he said that's all that matters to him too.
I think he is a passionate, outspoken, sometimes unthinking/reactionary individual who could be truly elite if he could find the right system that could reign him in just enough to be more of an asset than liability.
He reminds me of a Cam Newton, or Richard Sherman. They are not going to appeal to everyone and they don't care. They are going to speak their mind and wear their emotions on their sleeve, and for a guy who lives like that himself, I find it very respectable even if he does cross the line at times. Emotions are hard to control but more often than not it helps players go from good to great or great to elite.
