A) $0.14 is not anyone's life-savings.
B) If you can't afford to lose your buy-in, then you can't afford to play. You should never be gambling money you can't afford to lose.
C) "Because there is a 50/50 chance of losing [...]"
This is really hinting that you don't have any idea how probabilities work and that every decision you make in poker affects your chance of winning or losing. IF your chance to lose is 50/50, that's just interesting, and indicative that you are not winning or losing in the long run (highly unlikely).
D) I'm happy for you that you've found another hobby you enjoy as much or more than poker. Keep in mind this is a poker forum (albeit a mostly dead one) and we don't really do NBA stuff. You're welcome to post on this topic in the Community Forum here on FTR.
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