Fan Who Hit Half Court Shot Friday Night At Heat Game Will Need To Pay $22k In Taxes

Discussion in 'Basketball Talk' started by Sportsguy, Jan 27, 2013.

  1. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    With a half-court hook shot, Michael Drysch has gone from an average computer technician in the Midwest to a viral Internet sensation.

    The 50-year-old from McHenry, Ill., swished a shot Friday night at the Miami Heat game as part of a promotion with lip balm brand Carmex and the LeBron James Family Foundation. He won $75,000 for himself and the Boys & Girls Club of America.

    Drysch got tackled by James after the shot went in, but the government also will tackle his $75,000 prize.

    "A lot of people don't realize: You don't win what you win," said Robert Raiola, an accountant with FMRTL in Cranford, N.J., whose clients include athletes.

    Source: ESPN
     
  2. 86WARD

    86WARD -

    So the guy walks with $53,000...
     
  3. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    yea i agree its not bad tho but that a whole lot of taxes
     
  4. DawkinsINT

    DawkinsINT Tebow free since 9/5/2015.

    They should just announce what the prize would be AFTER taxes.
     
  5. themush

    themush iDIOT sAVANT

    The House always gets a cut...

    And by house I mean your corrupt butt gumbment.
     
  6. Crowned

    Crowned Doesn't give a shit.

    That would piss me the heck off, but I'd still gladly take my 53k.
     
  7. ICECOLD

    ICECOLD 1st Stringer

    He basically got paid $53,000 to enjoy an NBA basketball game
     
  8. DaBears22

    DaBears22 Matt Forte = future MVP Staff Member

    That's 53k more than I got right now. Lucky bastard.
     
  9. CaptainStubing

    CaptainStubing Gave her a Dirty Sanchez

  10. Tarkus

    Tarkus The Thread Stalker

    Of course he paid a crap load of taxes.

    It's not like that's some new taxation law.
     
  11. CaptainStubing

    CaptainStubing Gave her a Dirty Sanchez

    yep, everything is taxable. on the big lottery jackpots, the gov't takes almost half of it.