Antoine Walker Broke

[Brock Landers]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Antoine-Walker-shimmied-his-way-to-Puerto-Rico?urn=nba,226915

Antoine Walker shimmied his way to Puerto Rico

By Trey Kerby

The last we heard from Antoine Walker(notes), he was in massive debt — $4 million, massive. Since then, not much.
He hasn't played in an NBA game in more than two years, and the last transaction involving the former Celtic star was a buyout after not playing a minute for the Memphis Grizzlies.
But according to Peter May's Yahoo! Sports report, Walker is playing professional basketball again. Kind of.

According to reports coming out of the island, Walker's deal with the Guaynabo Mets is for one month, guaranteed, as they want to see what kind of shape he's in. He is reportedly being paid $7,000 a week. Another former NBA player, Marcus Fizer, also joined the Mets at the same time. They started the season 4-0 according to the standings posted on Latinbasket.com.

Walker at least has a profile on LatinBasket, so there's something happening there. However, there's no stats or really anything except a headshot. Very strange.
According to May's report, Walker tried to land a deal in the Chinese Basketball Association, new home of Stephon Marbury(notes). With their inflated statistics and hefty paychecks, the CBA would have been a perfect fit for 'Toine. But it wasn't meant to be.
Instead, Walker's working as a hired gun where he'll have to prove that he's in basketball condition, which has never been the big guy's specialty. He'll have to prove something, as a month of playing basketball for $7,000 a week will leave him, oh, just $3.95 million short of repaying his debts. Furthermore, Walker still has a DUI case against him, and is still awaiting trial for his arrest for writing bad checks at casinos.
Let's just hope 'Toine can revive the shimmy in Puerto Rico. Then, maybe, he can turn his life around. I think that's how the song goes.

[flyingillini]

Unreal, he isn't the first and won't be the last to end up like this.

[Vesuvius]

Damn, I was actually wondering about him the other day. Him and Pierce used to be a solid duo.

[FrozenMAN]

u drove right past me today dude. i saw u leaving DA HUT at liek 8pm lol

i almost screamed JJ GOLD, but didnt think of it in time lol

[Tsoprano]

This is old news. Read this a while back.

Sad though, I remember the year he motivated his team to come back from down a ton to New Jersey in a game in the Eastern Finals.

Gambling just takes a person over.

[Brock Landers]

u drove right past me today dude. i saw u leaving DA HUT at liek 8pm lol i almost screamed JJ GOLD, but didnt think of it in time lol

Pretty cool, stop in some time and ask for Brock Landers. Will be there till September or so, will have the old man paid off 20 dimes by then in cash.

[flyingillini]

Pretty cool, stop in some time and ask for Brock Landers. Will be there till September or so, will have the old man paid off 20 dimes by then in cash.

I called and asked for Brock one day. I had JJ on 3 way, it was classic.

[Brock Landers]

I called and asked for Brock one day. I had JJ on 3 way, it was classic.

[Brock Landers]

wow, Marbury, forgot about that guy..what happened to his 10 dollar shoe line? LOL

Man, Walker was kiting checks at Vegas casino's, loves to play but doesn't like to pay.

[MendozaLine]

The fukkin guy has connections in the NBA. Im sure he can talk Paul Pierce into making sure the Celtics don't cover the spread every once in a while

[FrozenMAN]

Pretty cool, stop in some time and ask for Brock Landers. Will be there till September or so, will have the old man paid off 20 dimes by then in cash.

1st time actually seeing that car. i alwys walk past there but its in morning

[ttwarrior1]

if he was in shape he could be in the nba still, he could of been a great inside player but became a soft outside shooter

[tltaylor89]

These guys just blow through money thinking these people will pay them forever only Jordan and Kobe can get that kind of deal

[rm18]

He made over 100 million in the league

[Shortstop]

Hard to believe what goes through the minds of these people...

[Mac4Lyfe]

He made over 100 million in the league

Yeah, but Uncle Sam got dam near half of it before he could sniff it. He also had to pay state tax in every state that he played in per night. Add in an agent and you can say he had about $40 million to work with.

Let's say he bought a $3 - 5 million dollar home. In Houston for example, you pay about 4% per year on your home. So that's another $120K - $200k taxes on your home. Let's say he had a high end vehicle, some states charge personal property tax per year as well. Let's say he had a golf membership. That's another $40k - $75k per year. How about foundation room member at the House of Blues? Tack on another $20k - $30k. How about going out to eat every night, valet, maid, body guard, cook, etc.

100 million sounds like a lot but once you start breaking it down, it's not much if your expenses are too high.

[stealthyburrito]

Yeah, but Uncle Sam got dam near half of it before he could sniff it. He also had to pay state tax in every state that he played in per night. Add in an agent and you can say he had about $40 million to work with.

oh god the poor man
nah i understand where you're coming from, but it seems silly when you think about all them homeless folk

[whatsgood5]

Not really surprising, looks like he has played a game since this article was posted though. Scored 13 points in 27 minutes, not too awful...

[Brock Landers]

Not really surprising, looks like he has played a game since this article was posted though. Scored 13 points in 27 minutes, not too awful...

against who though?

[teaserpleaser]

man thats got to suck for walker

[Brock Landers]

Remember, he got jacked in Chicago too, tied up in his house and it was ransacked. Dude is lucky to be alive. Was probably a mob thing, owes them a fortune i bet with his background in gambling.

[whatsgood5]

against who though?

Against Isabela, and they won that one 103-97.

[bruceBRUCEbruce]

100 million sounds like a lot but once you start breaking it down, it's not much if your expenses are too high.

you, my friend, are a ****ing dolt.

[beach nut]

No money management skills whatsoever, what an idiot.

[oiler]

not only that here in chicago he is considered a slum landlord cause he owns alot of properties that are being told by the city to fix them up or tear them down,what a piece of shit he is,try to live the big life and screwed everybody around him

[teaserpleaser]

no euro league love??