Chapter 543 - The New NBA Star 3 (2/2)
The Los Angeles Lakers team won that game with 111 points against 86 points for the Phoenix Suns team, Jake double-double with 32 points and 11 assists, the Los Angeles Lakers team was doing very well this season and the crowd was more excited.
Soon another week went by and the Los Angeles Lakers team played 5 more games, there were 4 victories and just 1 defeat against the Utah Jazz team, it was the third defeat of the season which did not concern fans and players.
This was one of the weeks with the most games of the season with 5 games and only 2 days of rest for players who were exhausted if Jake didn't help the team they would have lost more games just as Jake remembered what happened in his past life.
The Los Angeles Lakers team had 38 games with 35 wins and only 3 losses in the season, Dennis Rodman was also playing well in the last games and Jake did not think he would leave the team before the end of the season.
After that game against the Minnesota Timberwolves team, the Los Angeles Lakers team would have another day of rest before the next game, Jake knew the next games would be difficult, so he called Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Rick Fox to go. to his house.
Jake decided to do this so that his team's players could relax at his house, of course, Jake knew that other players could have better houses than his, but with them together they could enjoy the cinema or the basketball court at the house his.
As it was Jake who had invited them they accepted his invitation, only Rick told Jake that this time he could not because he would be busy that day, Jake understood and so only Shaq and Kobe would go to his house.
The other day the Los Angeles Lakers team had no training and so Kobe and Shaq went to Jake's house in the morning, this was the first time that they went to his house and were very surprised when they saw the beauty of Jake's house.
Contrary to what Jake thought Kobe had not yet bought a house that big even though he had received several million dollars in sponsorship, that was because he still received a small salary in the NBA before the renovation he would do this season.
So Kobe wouldn't think like Jake to spend more than 15 million dollars on a house, Shaq had a house as good as the one Jake had, but he was still surprised because Jake had a house like this, after all, Shaq had been playing for many years in the NBA before I could buy a house like this.
Even more that they knew how a Mansion in Bel Air was much more expensive than a mansion in various places in Los Angeles, Kobe arrived at Jake's house before and after some time Shaq also arrived.
Jake spent some time showing Shaq and Kobe his home, Jake was proud of the home he owned and also wanted to show some options that they could make that day to relax from the stress of the games.
Jake showed the cinema, the basketball court, the athletics track, and other things and so Shaq realized that Jake should have spent a lot more to add these things at his house, after some time they stopped for lunch and Shaq decided to say what he thought for Jake.
”Jake, I thought your house was very beautiful and I thank you for inviting me, but I think that as your friend I have to say a few things to you.”
”You can tell, Shaq.”
”As I said, I thought your house was very beautiful, but I also know that it must have cost you millions of dollars to buy and put more things in your house, this is your first season in the NBA and even though you have won millions of sponsored dollars I don't think you should spend that much money.”
”I understand that having a big house is something you've always wanted and I support that you buy a house like this, but I think you should wait a few years before you have any money before spending so much on a house.”
”I have a house like this and spend a lot of money doing what I want and buying cars too, but I do it because I know I have money saved in case something happens, you should do that too.”
Shaq gave this advice because he was more experienced than Jake and he wanted Jake to be very successful for many years in basketball and to be able to live well after he retired.
Kobe also agreed with what Shaq had said, he was waiting a few years to buy a house like the one Jake had, Jake realized that Kobe also agreed and was happy to see that his friends cared about him.
”Thanks for giving me this council, Shaq, just like you said, I also realized that with the salary I receive and even with the sponsorship I could not buy a house like this without any problems.”