Some Nuggets Aren't Feeling The Love This Valentine's Day

You would think that someone who plays professional basketball would have no trouble finding the ideal woman.

After all, he's wealthy beyond most people's wildest dreams, he has a nice job to say the least, he's in top physical shape (well, unless his name is Jerome James), and more than likely lives in a very nice neighborhood. Jamal Sampson, however, doesn't want to use the NBA to find love.

"I'm in a club, telling a girl about my job, and, you know, she doesn't look very interested," says Sampson, 23. "But then someone comes up and says, 'Hey, you're not a banker, you play ball.' After that, she's all up on me, and so are the other women. It doesn't feel right."

"I want to find someone who is interested in me because I'm me," he says, "not because I play in the NBA."

I bet Sampson wishes he shared mothers with teammate J.R. Smith. That woman don't play:

"She was always worried about me, that women were after my money," says Smith. "I'd bring a girl home to her, and she'd be like: 'What's your name? How much do you make? Where do you work? Do you have any kids?' It was really hard at first when she acted like that, but I realize now that she was just trying to protect me."

The rest of the Denver Post article goes on to talk about how it can be hard for male athletes--what with all of the traveling, temptations, and money--to develop serious relationships with women. Say what you want, but if I was in the League, I don't think finding The One would be very high on my to do list. I'd probably have a 'Groupies Only' sign on my hotel room door or something.