Bryant McKinnie clears air on report of $100K bar tab

By now I'm sure you've heard about TMZ's report of Bryant McKinnie dropping $100,000 on a bar tab during NBA All-Star Weekend.

Though a player can do whatever he wants with his money, I was inclined to ask McKinnie about it last week when I heard a radio station talking about the story days after the Feb. 20 publishing date. People seemed fascinated that a player would drop that kind of money in one night, no matter the salary (McKinnie is due $4.9 million next season).

Anyway, McKinnie was gracious enough to tell me the story from his perspective.

In short, the story was "exaggerated a lot," he said.

McKinnie was at a concert in Los Angeles for rapper and friend, Rick Ross, who gave McKinnie a shout-out from the stage. Seconds later, Ross made a reference to spending $100,000 on bottles in the club.

Apparently TMZ thought Ross was talking about McKinnie spending the money, he said.

"All of a sudden that became my tab somehow," McKinnie said. "Like seriously, at the time i was laughing thinking it was in good fun until people started talking about it and took it a little too far."

Added McKinnie: "I don't even see a possible way to consume that much alcohol by 2 a.m."

So, in case you were wondering, there's McKinnie's side of things. McKinnie's bar tab amount is uncertain, but he assures it wasn't close to $100K.

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(twincities.com)