Antoine Walker entered the NBA’s maximum-contract financial elite in 1999, the year Boston signed him to a six-year, $71 million deal. He was to be the talent and star-presence the Celtics would rebuild around, a big man with a smaller man’s ball-handling skills. And at 22, he would instantly be very rich, with a champion’s wallet even if not yet a champion’s game. As Rick Pitino, then the Celtics president and coach, put it, Walker “will never have to worry about money again in his life.’’ Pitino’s prediction, like so many things about his tenure with the Green, proved way off the mark. - Shey, Jamaican of FF from Bookmarklet

How do you blitz through that much money in 10 years? Even if I bought everything I needed/wanted and traveled, I still could see spending maybe $200K a year. - Admiral Anika

Gambling is a very expensive habit. - Shey, Jamaican of FF

I keep reading the part on how he spent his money and it's bugging me. First off, his mama, with her indoor pool, should have taught him the danger of 'money friends'. Secondly, I think his accountant should have said, *something*. Thirdly, I think the NBA owes it to these dudes to give him a financial course. They get these boys, some who have never known middle-class privilege, making serious cash and leave them to fend for themselves. - Admiral Anika

Agreed an all points Anika - Shey, Jamaican of FF

Now, I'm singing Baby Wayne's Money Friend song. LOL - Admiral Anika

lol! - Shey, Jamaican of FF