BlackAX410
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Wat happened to Sprewell man he was talented but neva reached superstar status
The Recipe;4760609 said:
Sam Bowie was suppose to have more potential than Jordan.
Most sports fans only know one thing about Sam Bowie: He was the NBA draft bust taken one spot ahead of Michael Jordan.
They don't realize that Bowie is proud of the career he had. They don't realize that he's made hundreds of thousands of dollars racing horses after retirement. And they don't realize that there was once a time when the Blazers were more than content with Bowie as a consolation prize after losing a coin toss with Houston for the rights to the 1984 draft's No. 1 pick, Hakeem Olajuwon.
Since Portland already had a backcourt nucleus of Clyde Drexler and Jim Paxson, the team believed Bowie, not Jordan, would be the final piece to winning a championship. The team doctor assured Portland coach Dr. Jack Ramsay that Bowie was sound medically despite missing the entire 1982 and '83 seasons at Kentucky due to a broken left tibia he suffered while — get this — jumping for a photo shoot.
Bowie actually had a solid first season in the NBA, making the All-Rookie Team. But injuries limited the 7-foot-1 center to 38 games the next season. Then it all came crashing down just five games into his third season on Nov. 7, 1986, when Bowie broke his right tibia. The bone broke skin and Bowie himself compared it to someone chopping his leg with an axe.
He missed the rest of the season, and just when he was ready to return the following year, he broke his right leg in the same place during warm-ups of an exhibition game. He missed the entire 1988 season and barely played the following year, after which the Blazers cut their losses and traded him to New Jersey.
A decent player on some dreadful Nets teams, Bowie continued to be plagued by injuries. Barely anyone noticed when he played his last game in 1995 for the Lakers. But as Jordan continued to collect rings and earn the title of "Greatest Player Ever," Bowie's infamy has grown over the years, and his name is always near the top of lists of the greatest draft busts of all time.
So just where is Bowie now? He's back in Lexington, Ky., where he's still treated as basketball royalty. And he spends his days following athletes with equally fragile legs as a racehorse owner. He even struck it big by purchasing a harness racehorse named "Before He Cheats" (yes, after the Carrie Underwood song). The horse has won Bowie hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Bowie's reaction to being called the greatest NBA draft bust ever?
"There's a small part of you — and I think it's human nature — that you want to man up, roll your sleeves up, dig your heels in and represent yourself," Bowie said. But, he added, "I personally feel elated that my game was to the point where someone thought of me worthy of the second pick, and I don't feel I need to apologize by any means."
The good news for Kentucky fans is that another Bowie might soon don a Wildcat uniform. His daughter Gabby is already over 6-feet tall and played varsity basketball last season despite being in just the seventh grade. Now, if she can only stay healthy.
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BlackAX410
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dat article talmbout Mobley talmbout him after Steve was traded was hilarious. mobley could play tho great shooter
sprewell choked a bitch on his yacht a few years ago. few years later his yacht and home was foreclosed
oh, you mean where is he now?
here's where
In the state of Wisconsin, former NBA player Latrell Sprewell has managed to
secure the No. 1 spot of a well-known Top 100 list with more than $3.5 million.
That might be great if it's earnings or even charitable contributions.
Instead, Sprewell is No. 1 on the Top 100 delinquent taxpayers list, owing the state $3,533,426.49 in back taxes, just shy of $1 million more than the No. 2 person in the state.
Notably, Anthony Mason, another former NBA player, holds down the No. 3 spot on the delinquent taxpayers list. He owes the state $2,070,061.26.
oh, you mean where is he now?
here's where
In the state of Wisconsin, former NBA player Latrell Sprewell has managed to
secure the No. 1 spot of a well-known Top 100 list with more than $3.5 million.
That might be great if it's earnings or even charitable contributions.
Instead, Sprewell is No. 1 on the Top 100 delinquent taxpayers list, owing the state $3,533,426.49 in back taxes, just shy of $1 million more than the No. 2 person in the state.
Notably, Anthony Mason, another former NBA player, holds down the No. 3 spot on the delinquent taxpayers list. He owes the state $2,070,061.26.
northside7
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Throwed Off Axel;4761136 said:
$14 mil wasnt enough to feed his kids...
The Recipe
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@matt- GOAT Sam Bowie fan, props.
Tom Gugliotta?
Tom Gugliotta?
Steve Francis had/has a drinking problem. You all have to remember the photo of him overseas playing with the ice packs on his ankles, his eyes were bloodshot to. He was so zoned out, he forgot to take them off.
Mobley had to retire because of an illness. He had that same heart disease Reggie Lewis and Hank Gathers died from.
The verdict is still out on Dajuane Wagner. There's a rumor that he has HIV/AIDS because he had a son born with the disease. THEY say the rumor is strong and true because if you look back at the "injuries" he suffered during his NBA career, he was suffering from illnesses that HIV/AIDS patients suffer from.
Darius Miles was always garbage. All he could do was dunk on the break. He had no half court game, and his outside jumper was on E. His contract got traded around, even though he wasn't in the league anymore, just to balance out trades. I think the last year of his last contract expired a couple seasons ago.
But I wonder how the story of RICHARD DUMAS ended. I know he was hooked on drugs and it hindered his career. Everyone said he had the talent to be a star, but the drugs held him back. He was under John Lucas' wing in the league and even played in the Finals with Phoenix, but after that, he vanished. Nevermind.........
Nigga violated.
Anyway, here's better days.....
=relmfu
Mobley had to retire because of an illness. He had that same heart disease Reggie Lewis and Hank Gathers died from.
The verdict is still out on Dajuane Wagner. There's a rumor that he has HIV/AIDS because he had a son born with the disease. THEY say the rumor is strong and true because if you look back at the "injuries" he suffered during his NBA career, he was suffering from illnesses that HIV/AIDS patients suffer from.
Darius Miles was always garbage. All he could do was dunk on the break. He had no half court game, and his outside jumper was on E. His contract got traded around, even though he wasn't in the league anymore, just to balance out trades. I think the last year of his last contract expired a couple seasons ago.
But I wonder how the story of RICHARD DUMAS ended. I know he was hooked on drugs and it hindered his career. Everyone said he had the talent to be a star, but the drugs held him back. He was under John Lucas' wing in the league and even played in the Finals with Phoenix, but after that, he vanished. Nevermind.........
Nigga violated.
Anyway, here's better days.....
=relmfu
SocialAssassinRati
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Where the FUCK is Dana Barros 3pt shooting ass?
What about Mo Taylor and Othella Harrington?
What about Mo Taylor and Othella Harrington?
freehuey89;4761381 said:aone415;4761202 said:
Cuttino "the Cat" Mobley... probably best known for being Steve Francis' better half... Interestingly after Houston management forced them to divorce in 04 neither career was the same....
RIP Stevtino
cuttino has heart problems so he had to retire early
he owns a medical weed dispensary in rhode island
one_manshow
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Stanley Roberts...true Clipper fans would remember him.
Mookie Blaylock
Chris Gatling
Antoine Carr
Mookie Blaylock
Chris Gatling
Antoine Carr
G Mack;4761638 said:freehuey89;4761381 said:aone415;4761202 said:
Cuttino "the Cat" Mobley... probably best known for being Steve Francis' better half... Interestingly after Houston management forced them to divorce in 04 neither career was the same....
RIP Stevtino
cuttino has heart problems so he had to retire early
he owns a medical weed dispensary in rhode island
But seriously... Cat is fucking with Kim Cattrell...
BlackAX410
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plocc;4762358 said:
yea it seems like he coulda been betta tho he had a year when he averaged 24ppg but he neva maxed out his potential IMO
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