From McDonald's All-American To McDonald's Worker

[Originalman]

Big Boss nice article brotha. But ain't it a trip how the mainstream media loves these rags to riches and back to rags stories of black athletes. But let there be a story of these Kat's leaving the pros and running their own business or how they are making even more money than in the pros and the mainstream media will barely do an article on it.

I mentioned this last year when folks were talking about mashburn. I was like it was known for years this dude was making power moves since he retired. But the media ignored that shyt for years. Or how about Bruce Smith owning real estate.

People in the media will talk about emmit smiths failed attempts at sports casting, but won't acknowledge dude a made man now. Doing business in real estate with roger staubach.

 

[thelonious21]

I bet he had mad platinum jewels too.. I feel nothing for a nikka who squandered mills.. we all talk shyt about what we would do with a milly.. he had at worst 2 . Now he talking about would u like to make that a combo

 

[tremonthustler1]

Big Boss nice article brotha. But ain't it a trip how the mainstream media loves these rags to riches and back to rags stories of black athletes. But let there be a story of these Kat's leaving the pros and running their own business or how they are making even more money than in the pros and the mainstream media will barely do an article on it.

I mentioned this last year when folks were talking about mashburn. I was like it was known for years this dude was making power moves since he retired. But the media ignored that shyt for years. Or how about Bruce Smith owning real estate.

People in the media will talk about emmit smiths failed attempts at sports casting, but won't acknowledge dude a made man now. Doing business in real estate with roger staubach.

This is America. We feed off misery. It's why your local news doesn't lead off with the firefighter rescuing a cat.

 

[L. Deezy]

No offense, but he must be a dummy in some sense. You have SOME college credits..your would be resume will say former professional athelete.. I know tons of people with NO degree with a desk job.. He cant work FedEx? Yeah, he just a dummy maybe...

Sad nonetheless..

 

[Hersh]

$4.4 million........am I supposed to feel bad for him? Even after taxes that's more money than the vast majority of American FAMILIES will make over a 30 year stretch.

ether

 

[trick]

In semi-related news, I just looked at Marc Spears' twitter feed




at that. I haven't heard anything about Renardo Sidney in 5 years

 

[Kal El]

@ the Ron Artest quotes

Harrison vividly recalls Artest, now Metta World Peace, asking teammates in the locker room if he thought the fight was a big deal.

"Ron says, 'Hey, my bad guys. I'm sorry. I didn't know I had so many real [expletives] on this team,' " Harrison said. "Then he says out loud, 'Hey, do you think we are going to get fined?' Anthony [Johnson] says, '[Expletive] a fine, Ron. They are going to suspend us.'

"Then Ron was literally like my 6-year-old son and [said], 'Oh man, you think they're going to suspend us? I don't want to be suspended.' And everyone starts laughing."

 

[FS4LFE]

Get your money while you play and most importantly be smart with it.

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

Dude was playing basketball until 2012 that's only like two years ago and he broke already. Dudes who play overseas make racks it's not chump charge

 

[无名的]

Can't afford to go back to school? This country is swimming in student loan debt.

 

[Morethan1]

There's more to this story. how can you not find a job. There's more to the story

 

[Darealtwo1]

There's more to this story. how can you not find a job. There's more to the story

thank you for pointing this out...shyt is incomplete like a motherfukker

 

[Lakers Offseason]

So he had a free ride to get a college education, went to the NBA, made $4 million dollars, and he's 7+ feet tall. I'm supposed to feel bad about dude?

 

[ORDER_66]

how he lost all his money though.... why didnt he invest in something like a franchise that would have made money...

 

[Buckeye Fever]

This is why our athletes need to take college education more seriously.

You can be the most talented dude out there. All it takes is that one injury and you're done, and in this case, it isn't even injury related.