Former NBA star Antoine Walker gets Las Vegas court date on unpaid casino debts

Domestic · 06-01-10, 08:08 PM

Another one bites the dust.

Fishhead · 06-01-10, 08:09 PM

Originally posted by Brock Landers

By The Associated Press (CP) – 1 hour ago

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Former NBA star Antoine Walker has a court date to face felony bad cheque charges in Nevada for failing to repay some $900,000 in gambling debts and penalties to three Las Vegas casinos.

Walker's lawyer, Jonathan Powell, appeared Tuesday before a Las Vegas judge, who set arraignment June 14 for Walker on criminal charges that could get him up to 12 years in prison.

Powell referred to Walker's bankruptcy filing last week. It claims US$12.7 million in liabilities and $4.3 million in assets — including the 2006 NBA championship ring Walker won with the Miami Heat.

Prosecutor Bernie Zadrowski says Walker has paid about $135,000 toward settling his casino debts to Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood and the Red Rock Resort.

This is why one should never be upset at losing a wager............this guy is buried.

Ace_of_Spades · 06-01-10, 08:10 PM

Once you leave the NBA, what do players do? Nothing, they get board and do things like this.

Brock Landers · 06-01-10, 08:10 PM

i wonder if he is in better shape than the shrink was

Fishhead · 06-01-10, 08:10 PM

When you get right down to it......and I'm being dead serious here..........

Every human is a complete loser and worthless speciman.

Ace_of_Spades · 06-01-10, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by Fishhead

When you get right down to it......and I'm being dead serious here..........

Every human is a complete loser and worthless speciman.

Yep, the human race is pathetic.

Domestic · 06-01-10, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by Fishhead

When you get right down to it......and I'm being dead serious here.......... Every human is a complete loser and worthless speciman.

elchampion33 · 06-01-10, 08:28 PM

sad story, I actually met Antoine at a Miami nightclub last yr and he's a nice guy... hopefully players can learn from his story and be smarter with their money

Fishhead · 06-01-10, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by elchampion33

sad story, I actually met Antoine at a Miami nightclub last yr and he's a nice guy... hopefully players can learn from his story and be smarter with their money

Paul Pierce has done so............

Brock Landers · 06-01-10, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by elchampion33

sad story, I actually met Antoine at a Miami nightclub last yr and he's a nice guy... hopefully players can learn from his story and be smarter with their money

they all need to hire accountants who put them on an allowance.

wtf · 06-01-10, 08:50 PM

doing time for owing a casino money?

debtors prison?

KyleG44 · 06-01-10, 09:01 PM

They have too many people hanging on and sucking up their money like leeches. Wonder where those guys are now.

Brock Landers · 06-01-10, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by wtf

doing time for owing a casino money? debtors prison?

bad checks...different ball game

sideline36 · 06-01-10, 11:03 PM

This guy has a serious uphill battle

zigomanisinsider · 06-01-10, 11:24 PM

i hear kobe bryant gambles in vegas

canon714 · 06-01-10, 11:53 PM

he will get off

Congruency · 06-01-10, 11:54 PM

this guy is a huge degen

apparently he plays high stakes poker and bet a high stakes player (Tuan Le) $50,000 on a game of one-on-one where Toine would play in dress shoes, one hand behind his back, and can only score beyond the 3 point line...lol

also lamont jordan who play(ed?) in the NFL is a degen as well

rm18 · 06-02-10, 02:22 AM

he still has 4.3 mill in assets, needs to make some good bets and he can climb out of this

stealthyburrito · 06-02-10, 02:47 AM

Originally posted by elchampion33

sad story, I actually met Antoine at a Miami nightclub last yr and he's a nice guy... hopefully players can learn from his story and be smarter with their money

fat chance of that happening.

MadTiger · 06-02-10, 06:11 AM

Originally posted by wtf

doing time for owing a casino money? debtors prison?

At that amount (millions!), it is along the lines of fraud more than just owing money.

tsn101 · 06-02-10, 11:35 AM

Could have bet during his playing career.

mtneer1212 · 06-02-10, 11:50 AM

Casino markers are like post-dated checks........ thus when they bounce, they are criminal, not civil.

sweethook · 06-02-10, 01:10 PM

all these guys are so dam over paid. realy hope he gets 12++ years , then a job as a tire changer

unusialsusp5 · 06-02-10, 01:27 PM

they should put him to work as a greeter or procurer of nba players to bet at said casino he owes money at until they recover their cash. putting him in jail won't get them anywhere..

stacks on deck · 06-02-10, 01:31 PM

i heard he is trying to get back in the nba think he has anything left if he gets in shape? this is pretty big motivation i would think

Pick'nParlays · 06-02-10, 01:53 PM

another dumb nba player with money

Rich Boy · 06-02-10, 02:03 PM

You rarely see white guys throwing millions of NBA earned cash down the drain.

ZetaPsi808 · 06-02-10, 11:17 PM

guy was a bum when he played anyway

ZetaPsi808 · 06-02-10, 11:18 PM

shot way too many threes

mtneer1212 · 06-02-10, 11:20 PM

He is in big time trouble -- he has some real estate in Chicago that were supposed to be upscale -- turned out to be major slums

Brock Landers · 06-02-10, 11:21 PM

Mt Carmel Alum..i almost went there, won a scholastic Olympiad there in history

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jgiun1 · 06-02-10, 11:23 PM

Originally posted by rm18

he still has 4.3 mill in assets, needs to make some good bets and he can climb out of this

D3 Mighty Ducks · 06-02-10, 11:42 PM

I thought the MOB just comes after you? Guess I learned something new today.

chilidog · 06-03-10, 06:21 AM

i find it weird that there could be possible criminal charges for failing to pay a debt. imagine all those people who lost their homes due to foreclosure - the jail system would be massively clogged up.