Yes, it is cheating, though she seems to want to appear 'oh so sophisticated', and pretend it isn't.
The lady was quite sarcastic. That's the kind of answer you give when you are tired of the question.
I agree with you.
I think it's just dealing with reality, retired players refer to the NBA as the world's largest traveling brothel. Opportunities are going to present themselves frequently and often, the question is how's he going to handle it. Giving him a pass on one moment of weakness as season is really telling him to keep it in his pants a lot more than the rest of the NBA.