For most of us, this would be the house money and then some, but in the NBA, it's just recreational.
On occasion we've talked about how few rookies can possibly be prepared for what life in the NBA is like.
Jason Williams backs us up here, obviously unintentionally, when he talks about the insane level of gambling NBA players get into.
How crazy? Try this: $20,000 dollars on a game of - wait for it - Rock, Paper, Scissors. That's just astounding.
This is from a podcast, which is linked here. Heads up: some NSFW language.