March 20, 201214 yr Antoine Walker sells 2006 NBA championship ring for $21,500 as part of bankruptcy settlement | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports Last week, Kelly Dwyer shared with you a monster story by Sports Illustrated's Chris Ballard about how former NBA star Antoine Walker found himself playing for the D-League's Idaho Stampede and sharing a $915-a-month apartment with a teammate, about as far removed as possible from eight-figure contracts and All-Star appearances. It's an amazing read. In the feature, Ballard writes about how Walker became broke, detailing the steps that led the three-time All-Star to declare personal bankruptcy in May 2010 "after blowing the $110 million he made as a player (as well as the unspecified millions he landed in endorsements) due to a lavish lifestyle, a series of disastrous real estate deals, sizeable gambling losses and well-intentioned largesse." Walker had racked up $12.7 million in debts at the time of the filing, according to court documents, and had just $4.3 million in total assets remaining. He's lost a fiancee and many former friends in the process It sold for 21K. Sad state of affairs for the ex wildcat. I can't even imagine how much bad advice you have to take to blow $110 Mil in 12 years.
March 21, 201214 yr I read the SI piece and don't understand why he turned down real money from the overseas market for 25K and the DLeauge. His downfall was his penchant for hoisting triples. He averaged 7.5 attempts per game between 2000 and 2003.
March 21, 201214 yr Regardless of his circumstances and choices I hate he is in this situation. It should be a learning lesson for all young athletes but unfortunately many will follow in his footsteps. I hope he can get things turned around.
March 21, 201214 yr I read the SI piece and don't understand why he turned down real money from the overseas market for 25K and the DLeauge. His downfall was his penchant for hoisting triples. He averaged 7.5 attempts per game between 2000 and 2003. Hmmm.... I thought it was his penchant for roulette and writing cold checks. That is amazing he average that many 3 pointers a game. That had to be at or near the tops in the league.
March 21, 201214 yr Another way to say it...Antoine Walker sells 2006 NBA Championship ring for one annual D-League salary.
March 21, 201214 yr I was shocked he had not already sold his ring.I'm with you. Thought this would have been an old article.
March 21, 201214 yr Antoine was asked why he shot so many 3's and his response: "Because there are no fours"
March 21, 201214 yr Regardless of his circumstances and choices I hate he is in this situation. It should be a learning lesson for all young athletes but unfortunately many will follow in his footsteps. I hope he can get things turned around. You could only hope but I sure won't hold my breathe.
March 22, 201214 yr Hmmm.... I thought it was his penchant for roulette and writing cold checks. That is amazing he average that many 3 pointers a game. That had to be at or near the tops in the league. He led the league in attempts all three seasons.
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