Reinsdorf is and always has been extremely loyal to former players of his. Loyal to a fault even. I don't he does it to get something out of it, I believe he genuinely feels a sense of loyalty to people like Grant and Pippen who were employees under him.

Son, we live in a world that has tickets, and those tickets have to be sold by men with sneakers. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Fred Hoiberg? Jerry Reisndorf has a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Matt Abbatacola and you curse Pippen. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know, that Pippens alcoholism, while tragic, probably sells tickets. And Horace Grant's existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, sells tickets! You don't want the truth, because deep down in places you don't talk about on message boards, you want Pippen courtside. You need Pippen courtside. We use words like "luxury tax", "Luvabulls", "T-shirt cannon". We use these words as the backbone of a life spent selling something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very Basketball that Jerry Reinsdorf provides, and then questions the manner in which he provides it! I would rather you just said "thank you", and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a foam finger, and stand for the anthem. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!

For a fee they go to a suite.

Jerry is pimping them?

It's an attempt to have an LA type star gazing audience making the event seem cool.

What does this have to do with B&G