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Ex Nba All Star Antoine Walker Has Gambling Debt Problems

Started by FCP Bob, Jul 14 2009 01:35 PM

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#1 FCP Bob

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 01:35 PM

He made enough money during his career that he should be able to pay this debt off you would think.

My understanding is that casinos only make a criminal complaint as a last resort and give people a chance to pay them back.

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A...p&type=lgns

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LAS VEGAS (AP)—Former NBA star Antoine Walker is facing criminal charges over $822,500 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos.

Documents provided Tuesday by the Clark County district attorney accuse the 32-year-old Walker of three felony counts of writing bad checks. Prosecutors say he failed to make good on 10 checks totaling $1 million written to Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood and the Red Rock Resort.

Walker’s agent and a lawyer in Las Vegas didn’t immediately respond Tuesday to messages.

Prosecutor Bernie Zadrowski told the Las Vegas Sun that Walker repaid $178,000 of the debts incurred last July to January.

Walker last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2008. He was an All-Star with the Boston Celtics and won an NBA championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat.

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 01:45 PM

I dunno. They can be pretty heavy handed. Remember Sir Charles and Pacman last year with similar situations? The authorities were on them in a heartbeat with Felony Arrest warrants. They seem to (over?) use the public announcement of these high profile arrest warrants to get quick action (and HUGE "processing fees").

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 01:49 PM

No surprise the guy's a clown.

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 01:58 PM

wow that's gross
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 01:58 PM

QUOTE (TheWynn @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 2:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No surprise the guy's a clown.


you know him personally? I also wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have the money to pay it back, we all know how bad they are with their money.
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 02:00 PM

QUOTE (kobe2odom8 @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 2:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
you know him personally? I also wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have the money to pay it back, we all know how bad they are with their money.


they?

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 02:01 PM

QUOTE (coug2828 @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 3:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
they?

Black people lol

I'm sure he means pro athletes.
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 02:05 PM

They could just employ him as a mason to build a new casino free of charge.

He's already a pro at tossing bricks.
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 02:10 PM

QUOTE (coug2828 @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 5:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
they?

yes, all African Americans are bad with money. Didn't you learn that in grade school? Gosh!

QUOTE (TwstdWrstr @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 5:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They could just employ him as a mason to build a new casino free of charge.

He's already a pro at tossing bricks.

HAHA, I like that one.

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 02:13 PM

How was he ever an all star?
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 02:19 PM

QUOTE (Canary3 @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 6:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How was he ever an all star?


3-time NBA All-Star (1998, 2002, and 2003)

He was a productive player on some bad teams so he put up some good numbers. 22 points and 10 rebounds per game in his second season for example.


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Posted 14 July 2009 - 02:29 PM



This is why we need to ban all forms of gambling.

If a person who is really good with a ball can get sucked in and lose it all....what chance do people who can't dribble have?
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 02:57 PM

QUOTE (coug2828 @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 3:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
they?


seriously, i hope your kidding
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 03:07 PM

QUOTE (coug2828 @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 3:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
they?


naggers obv, so annoying
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say what?

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 03:15 PM

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "YOU PEOPLE"?

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 03:29 PM

He probably had the worst shot selection in the league, no real suprise hes got a gambling problem. Iverson gambles alot too, suprise suprise.
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 03:31 PM

QUOTE (TwstdWrstr @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 3:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They could just employ him as a mason to build a new casino free of charge.

He's already a pro at tossing bricks.


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QUOTE (FCP Bob @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 3:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
3-time NBA All-Star (1998, 2002, and 2003)

He was a productive player on some bad teams so he put up some good numbers. 22 points and 10 rebounds per game in his second season for example.


Lol at him on the bad Celtics teams before Paul Pierce finally took over. Antoine was king of the bad shot. Gotta love the wiggle though.

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Posted 14 July 2009 - 03:48 PM

Lol at him on the bad Celtics teams before Paul Pierce finally took over. Antoine was king of the bad shot. Gotta love the shimmy though.
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Posted 14 July 2009 - 03:52 PM


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Posted 14 July 2009 - 04:23 PM

QUOTE (looshle @ Tuesday, July 14th, 2009, 7:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
naggers obv, so annoying



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