Porter: The most unprepared thing to go to the NBA is suddenly getting rich. I play basketball just because love is never for money.

August 19th News Recently, Porter talked about the life of the NBA in his program "CuriousMike".

Speaking of what I am not prepared for the NBA lifestyle, he said: Some people may not believe it, but to be honest, when I was playing basketball, I never thought that one day I would make a lot of money by playing basketball. I've been playing, purely because of love, and I want to be the best player. So, I couldn't imagine what it would be like to have money at the time. Being able to take care of your family and do what you want is unfamiliar to me. I don’t know that it’s okay to spend $250 or $300 on a meal. I remember the week when I got the first few checks, I called my mom and asked her, ‘Mom, wait a moment, do I want to go out for dinner every day this week, and it’s okay to spend $200? ’ Then she replied, ‘Yeah, Michael, no problem. ’You also know that my mother still wants me to be more frugal, but I had no idea at that time, and I actually had money to spend like this. ”

"I don’t know why, but there has always been a misunderstanding from the outside world that I grew up in a rich family. But in fact, our family has 10 people, only my father works alone, earning $30,000 a year, and my mother is a full-time housewife who teaches us all at home. I still remember that my mom would drive to the bakery and wait until the day was almost over to get the remaining bagels they were going to throw away. But what's interesting is that we never feel poor, but brother, we are really poor. My parents are so good at taking care of us that we feel like we have the whole world and have everything we want, but in fact our family is not well off. Can you understand? With 10 children, the whole family lives for $30,000 a year. I really don’t know where the misunderstanding that I have been from since childhood is a wealthy family. "

" So, the thing I was most unprepared for was suddenly having money. You can take care of your parents, buy them a car, and go whenever you can go out for dinner, without worrying about your bills. Obviously, this is good news. ”