Kyrgios pulls out of Rotterdam 2017 in order to attend NBA All Star Game

[Chicharito]

Stuart Fraser ‏@stu_fraser 8m8 minutes ago
Stuart Fraser Retweeted Richard Krajicek

More Kyrgios news... The Rotterdam tournament has terminated his contract after Aussie wanted to attend the NBA All-Star game instead.


I presume he is playing the celeb game

 

[KingKyrgios]

And ?? Smart choice imo

 

[Aussie Darcy]

What the ****... Wow he's done.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

And ?? Smart choice imo

Smart decision? To skip an ATP500 for an NBA game? Surely you're joking..

 

[Raindogs]

Sounds good to me.
Let him tell all of his favorite NBA players how he would be in prison if it weren't for tennis.

 

[Minion]

Lol, that punk has zero sense of responsibility or accountability.

 

[KingKyrgios]

Smart decision? To skip an ATP500 for an NBA game? Surely you're joking..

Meaningless minor tournament vs taking part in an all star game

All star game prevails any day mate

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

nick pathetigios.

 

[The Fedfather]

If his passion for basketball is as great as he says then it's really not that outrageous he'd do something like that. It's Nick's right to shape his schedule how he wants.

 

[Livedeath]

ATP envisaged this and asked him to go to a psychologist as soon as possible...

Rotterdam officials had enough of his nonchalant ways and his diplomatic immunity

 

[reaper]

In his comments since the suspension Kyrgios has talked about taking some time off and coming back ready for the new season. Irrespective of the basketball game, not playing Rotterdam after the tanking episode seems like commonsense. It's more important that he gets his mindset right in the longer term than that he plays a tournament that's meaningless to him out of obligation.

 

[Goatios]

But knowing Nick he'll probably use his ban time to train for the NBA game.

 

[OhYes]

Pretty much same to any news about Kyrgios.

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls41]

I can't wait for that punk to just quit tennis. Has no respect or discipline and doesn't deserve to be on the ATP.

 

[Devil_dog]

I'd rather he attend the NBA All-Star game than tank another match. At least the tourney doesn't have to cough up an appearance fee for an early round loss.

 

[ArcspacE]

I presume he is playing the celeb game

Perhaps he's pre-match entertainment?

 

[jimmy0slams]

Smart decision? To skip an ATP500 for an NBA game? Surely you're joking..

Sure ATP500 is nothing to Nicky, Masters 1000 and Up for him ....


BOOM >..

 

[big ted]

at least he's honest about it and isn't going to withdraw with some kind of fake injury so you have to give him credit for that

 

[beast of mallorca]

All star game prevails any day mate

He should do it permanently, then. That would be awesome !!!!

 

[dr325i]

And ?? Smart choice imo

Nothing Nick does is "smart".

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Meaningless minor tournament vs taking part in an all star game

All star game prevails any day mate

Serena, is that you?

 

[Big_Dangerous]

I can't wait for that punk to just quit tennis. Has no respect or discipline and doesn't deserve to be on the ATP.

Might end up being a really sad story like how a ton of pro athletes go broke within 2-5 years after leaving the sport.

 

[Deanjam]

at least he's honest about it and isn't going to withdraw with some kind of fake injury so you have to give him credit for that

An honest turd is still a turd.

 

[marc45]

Sure ATP500 is nothing to Nicky, Masters 1000 and Up for him ....


BOOM >..

wonder if he'd tank a slam final

 

[DJTaurus]

The hate on this guy from people on this forum is more worrying than what he actually does. Some people just have enough time to spend. Judging and hating all the time....you should get paid for that.

 

[Booger]

There will be millions of people watching the all-star game. Rotterdam stands will be mostly empty as it will likely be a pusher weak era mug-fest.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

He wants to take part in the dunk contest. Good luck to him.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

There will be millions of people watching the all-star game. Rotterdam stands will be mostly empty as it will likely be a pusher weak era mug-fest.

So you'd rather be a spectator for a sport you probably won't ever play professionally, than actually perform professionally in a sport you are very talented in?

 

[Booger]

So you'd rather be a spectator for a sport you probably won't ever play professionally, than actually perform professionally in a sport you are very talented in?

If I was a 21 year old millionaire pro athlete, I'd probably love to take the week off to party it up with a ton of celebrities, young ladies, rappers, and other pro athletes.

Consider the alternative is getting ousted in the 3rd round of some boring B grade tournament.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

If I was a 21 year old millionaire pro athlete, I'd probably love to take the week off to party it up with a ton of celebrities, young ladies, rappers, and other pro athletes.

Consider the alternative is getting ousted in the 3rd round of some boring B grade tournament.

Priorities and sacrifices man. They come with being a professional athlete. The operative word being professional.

 

[Booger]

Priorities and sacrifices man. They come with being a professional athlete. The operative word being professional.

lol Kyrgios ain't about that life

 

[Big_Dangerous]

lol Kyrgios ain't about that life

That much is clear. Sad too, because if I had as much talent as he does, I'd be playing a tournament damn near every week.

 

[nowhereman]

He should try to get in the NBA for real. Pay's a lot better and he obviously enjoys it more.

 

[90's Clay]

Well hes made enough money now. If he's smart with it, he can do what he wants, when he wants etc.

This is why pro athletes get paid too much money to begin with. You get one year as a top guy, if you are smart and you're set for life and you can goof off and do what you want the rest of your life

 

[Booger]

He should try to get in the NBA for real. Pay's a lot better and he obviously enjoys it more.

NBA is a tier 1 sport with arguably the best athletes in the world. I haven't seen anything to indicate that he's anywhere near the same echelon as those guys. Not even close.

 

[nowhereman]

NBA is a tier 1 sport with arguably the best athletes in the world. I haven't seen anything to indicate that he's anywhere near the same echelon as those guys. Not even close.

Maybe he can make it as a bench warmer of something.

 

[Tuskarr]

He should try to get in the NBA for real. Pay's a lot better and he obviously enjoys it more.

LOL
he's never making an NBA roster.

Everyone keeps saying that if kyrgios loves basketball so much more than tennis then he should go play basketball. The truth of the matter is that kyrgios is stuck with tennis...unless he wants to play basketball in bumfuck eastern europe.

He'll make enough money from tennis to live comfortable while having no pressure to produce big wins.

 

[Raindogs]

He should try to get in the NBA for real. Pay's a lot better and he obviously enjoys it more.

Very high quality Division 1 college players struggle to get into the NBA at 6'4".

This clownish goon isn't even getting within sniffing distance of an NBA team's developmental league roster.

 

[TheMusicLover]

So Krajicek kicked him out of the tournament, or what?
That's about the first decent decision ever made by Krajicek. Not joking, as he's just about as much of a ***** as is Kyrgios.

 

[Tshooter]

 

[Mainad]

So Krajicek kicked him out of the tournament, or what?
That's about the first decent decision ever made by Krajicek. Not joking, as he's just about as much of a ***** as is Kyrgios.

He's an **** with a Slam title though. Will Kyrgios end up the same?

 

[TheMusicLover]

He's an **** with a Slam title though. Will Kyrgios end up the same?

Whatever, it doesn't make Krajicek anything less of an annoying ***** all the same.
Oh man... that 'entitlement', that "Look At Me, I Am A GS Winner And The Tournament Director"- posture he continuously shows in the press over here...
Ever been there in person at the ABN/AMRO tournament at all? I have...

*BARF*

 

[Chadillac]

If he's smart with it

Why would you give him that benefit? His iq is half his first serve speed.

He could make it in the nba if they wanted him to. All he has to do is run into guys and the refs will put him on the line like lebraun.

 

[Musterrific]

Yeah, he's a real pro.

 

[CivicLx]

Stuart Fraser ‏@stu_fraser 8m8 minutes ago
Stuart Fraser Retweeted Richard Krajicek

More Kyrgios news... The Rotterdam tournament has terminated his contract after Aussie wanted to attend the NBA All-Star game instead.


I presume he is playing the celeb game

Celeb game? Who else knows who the hell he is besides us? Drake?

 

[Tuskarr]

Celeb game? Who else knows who the hell he is besides us? Drake?

i think bouchard was in it last year. guess you dont need to be mainstream famous.

 

[CivicLx]

i think bouchard was in it last year. guess you dont need to be mainstream famous.

I don't follow basketball at all. They allow women in the Celeb game?

 

[smoledman]

 

[Sentinel]

More Kyrgios news... The Rotterdam tournament has terminated his contract after Aussie wanted to attend the NBA All-Star game instead

This is scheduled just after his ban expires ?

 

[MichaelNadal]

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