Former NBA star Ray Williams lives in his broken down 92 Buick.

rdo37 · 07-03-10, 02:57 AM

Sounds like many have tried helping him find jobs but he doesn't let them help. He signed a multi-year 1.5 mil contract in 1981. I don't care who you are but you gotta be able to manage your money better than that. It's a shame but its not anyone's fault but his own to be in his situation.

Manaconda · 07-03-10, 11:54 AM

wow that is very depressing to see. he lives just 15 mins away from me

Ralphie1412 · 07-03-10, 01:43 PM

no sympathy for someone who has been paid in the millions at one time in their life and blew it. You got a chance most people never get.

Preston09 · 07-03-10, 02:54 PM

Originally posted by Ralphie1412

no sympathy for someone who has been paid in the millions at one time in their life and blew it. You got a chance most people never get.

i couldn't agree more.

DylanN · 07-03-10, 05:01 PM

what a sucka all that money and know your broke poor baby

jmiezie · 07-04-10, 12:33 PM

To make so much money and to be broke.. How does this shit happen.. Financial advisers should be apart of these players contracts..

kmoney · 07-04-10, 01:10 PM

i dont understand either

samdapatriotsfan · 07-05-10, 01:12 AM

He gets no sympathy from me.................

Dumb$ass. If this ever happens to me I would expect you all to be laughing at me too!!! Of course that would involve me winning the lottery or an act of God, but anything is possible.

Last I heard, around 70% of all professional sports players end up broke before it is all said and done.

DiggityDaggityDo · 07-05-10, 01:15 AM

lol...good for him.

TGHMak · 07-05-10, 04:31 AM

FTA: "Unlike many troubled ex-players, he has never fallen prey to drugs, alcohol, or gambling."

I would have seen a better to reason to help him if he was addicted to something as appose to just not being able to hold down a job and mismanaging the millions of dollars he made.

ProfaneReality · 07-05-10, 08:05 AM

johnson didnt make a lot of money.... he made a total of 2 million over 10 years...after taxes...agent...etc... not hard to imagine how anyone could have went thru 1 million in 20 years.

what the article fails to mention is his nba pension.... he played 10 years....so he should be receiving 3k a month... why is he homeless when he is receiving that check every month

redrum · 07-05-10, 08:27 AM

we are not in that situation to say he won't happen to us cuz like the phrase goes more money more problems