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It’s been quite some time since the internet has checked on Delonte West, but a recent photo that’s gone viral seems to indicate that the former first-round pick is still struggling to find his way during his post-NBA days.
The photo in question features the 36-year-old former Celtics and Cavs guard sitting on a street corner, leading many to believe that West–given his bipolar disorder and previous reports of being homeless and off his meds–is still in a destitute state.
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A man claiming to be West’s cousin took to Twitter to provide no concrete answers to the questions of the masses.
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West, who made an estimated $16 million in his NBA career, first raised serious concerns about his mental health in 2015 when he was spotted outside a Houston Jack in the Box wearing no shoes and a hospital gown over his flannel shirt looking genuinely disillusioned.
It was also reported that when Delonte married his second wife Caressa back in 2013, one year removed from the NBA, she moved into his $1 million home that was filled with space heaters because he couldn’t afford a new-hot water heater.
Back in 2016, West was spotted holding a sign and a change cup presumably begging for money on the side of a Maryland road. He contends that he was simply helping a homeless man in his neighborhood who was paralyzed from the neck down in the 90 degree heat.
Despite West’s alleged struggles, the former St. Joe’s legend has a heart of gold. He has reportedly paid for his mother to get her Master’s degree, bought a home for his brother in Maryland, and put his sister through college.
I think we’re long overdue for a no-bullshit update on the man who was rumored to bang LeBron’s mother.