Wayne Rooney and Paul Pierce

I'm only posting this coz it includes both my favourite sports teams, and possible 2 players who I really like.

United players were given three days off after the Manchester derby before returning Wednesday to prepare for Sunday's trip to West Ham United.

Here's the thing I don't get. You're given 3 days off after a gruelling week of soccer and you fly across the Alantic to catch a basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks? Shouldn't Rooney be at home resting instead of globe trotting half way across the world? Sometimes I don't understand the mentality of these players. FWIW, he better be supporting the Celtics when he was over there.