NBA All-Star John Wall reportedly spent nearly $50,000 at a Dallas strip club over the weekend.
All in a day’s work, apparently.
Of course, TMZ captured video of the Washington Wizards guard doing his best version of making it rain.
Fellow NBA vet turned-analyst Jalen Rose called the whole thing an act of charity.
During the Jalen & Jacoby podcast on ESPN, Rose scoffed at people criticizing Wall for spending so much money at the club. Rose deemed the incident “charity work” and compared it to Russell Westbrook donating $1 million to his alma mater UCLA.
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“Russell Westbrook and John Wall both did a great charitable thing,” Rose said. “Russell Westbrook, giving $1 million to UCLA, it’s noble, it’s recognizable, it’s something that’s going to create a legacy for his name for years to come. It’s philanthropic work. Now, the charity that John Wall did, that’s the charity that makes it to the hood, and it also is a donation to those who are working really hard to entertain adults that evening. And when a customer does come in and spends that type of cake, everyone leaves with full bags. And you know what? I support full bags!”
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Rose did say that he disagreed slightly with the manner in which Wall spent his money, saying that he used to just hand the dancers money, but he supported the sentiment behind it.
“My approach would be different,” he said. “But the premise still stands: He’s doing charity work. John Wall, a little bit different from Russell Westbrook, but he’s still contributing and giving back to the community.”