Do NBA players these days play to win, or has money and fame taken over professional basketball? The game of basketball will never again be what it used to be. There will never again be players like Pete Maravich, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, or Michael Jordan. These players played simply for the fact that they loved the game of basketball. They came out every night and gave everything they could to win. They played with heart. They played with emotion. They weren't complaining about how many millions of dollars they thought they deserved, they just wanted to play. Today's generation of players is all about the money. When a player's contract is up after the season, that player usually has the best season of their career. Why? Because they are trying to earn a new contract next season, with an added bonus.Look at Baron Davis last year. He was appearing to be near the end of his career and had not played a full season in the past seven years. Davis comes out in his contract year and plays all 82 games. He leads his team in one of the biggest first round upsets in NBA history, and earns himself a 5-year, $65 million contract with the L.A Clippers. So far this year, Davis has only been scoring 16 points per game, his lowest average since his...