Floyd Mayweather number 4 on SI's 50 highest earning athletes in America

[Scoooter]

Floyd isn't even the highest paid boxer, let alone fourth-highest athlete. Oscar gets paid for fights he doesn't even see.

And, damn, Phil Mickelson. Tiger's a given, but damn. Phil. I like Phil, too. We're both lefties. But damn.

[KnockoutTheFat]

Shaq didint get away with murder with that contract because when he got it 4 years ago he should have been the MVP over steve nash that year. Grant Hill doesnt really fill marions void because hes basically 100 percent offense with 0 percent defense, unlike marion, who can gaurd all 5 positions. Basically Shaq was a risky move, but the thing is, the suns have no viable big man OTHER than him, when they gave away kurt thomas to seattle to stay under the luxury tax, that left them with amare at center, hes not a true center, nor does he play any semblence of defense. Shaq at least gives them a viable big man in the paint, something the suns didint have before on the defensive end.

Yeah, I sorta forgot that the Suns didn't have a legitimate big man before Shaq. And he is their only true defensive presence; they always give up 100+ a game so that'll definitely be an improvement. But the problem here is that he'll be 37 next year and who knows how much his abilities have declined? His role has diminished due to age, his minutes have dropped, he can't score as much as he did years ago and the Suns have to take him out of the game frequently because of their up-tempo style. Shaq's legs aren't meant for the Suns style. I have a bad feeling he'll be injured again and here on BS we are going to have to refer to him as the Vitali Klitschko of the NBA seeing as he is a big man and is plagued with injuries.