Because he's a professional basketball player who is paid millions of dollars and it's part of his job to avoid activities that could prevent him from playing basketball. There's too much at stake. Like Jay Williams and Monta Ellis riding motorcycles. It's irresponsible.
If he wears a helmet, wrist guards, elbow pads, knee pads, and wraps himself in bubble wrap I'm fine with it.
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That's different. That is what they are paid to do. To get better at basketball. Extracurricular activities like Dance Dance Revolution and Rollerskating should not be allowed. After he retires. He can rollerskate all he wants.
They get paid to play in pick-up games during the summer? Lynn Swann learned ballet in his offseasons. Had he twisted an ankle...