Vin baker lost 100 mill n makes frappes now breh

[Max.]

Vin Baker spent more than a decade in the NBA and was named an All-Star four times while playing for the Bucks, SuperSonics,Celtics, Knicks, Rockets, and Clippers. He also made more than $100 million during his career. So surely he's off somewhere enjoying retirement, right?

Er, sort of. It sounds like Baker is enjoying himself at the moment, but he's not doing what you'd expect a retired NBA player to be doing. Rather than sitting on a beach somewhere, Baker is working towards becoming the manager of a Starbucks in North Kingstown, R.I. Most of the money he made playing basketball has long been gone as a result of bad business decisions and Baker's lengthy battle with alcoholism. But Baker is hoping that his Starbucks gig—which he got thanks to his relationship with former Sonics owner Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks—will pay off.

"In this company," he told the Providence Journal recently, "there are opportunities for everyone. I have an excellent situation here at Starbucks and the people are wonderful."

Baker's story sounds like another tragic tale involving an athleteblowing through all of his money and, to some degree, it is. We don't imagine you ever 100 percent get over losing nine figures. But Baker is upbeat, he's been sober for four years, and he's making the most of his current opportunity.

Hershey Hawkins ain't die for this

 

[Originalman]

Media loves these stories of black athletes losing money. Yet when these dudes invest wisely and make there money grow the media damn near refuses to even make an article on their business smarts.

Or the media bytches because they are such cut throat business men or are cheap with their money.

 

[Regular_P]

I would fukking lose it if I walked into Starbucks and Vin Baker was making my hot chocolate.

 

[Stress Welker]

Seems to be at peace with everything. If he's happy, I'm happy for him.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

i feel bad for gin. hes a nice guy...he came to run full with us one time with freddie and we guarded each other..he was tellin me later about how he was going to china with gary payton for somethin but i forget what.

he had a very good career but if he stayed off the bottle it wouldve been even better. both he and kemp fukked up and they were traded for each other

 

[tremonthustler1]

Media loves these stories of black athletes losing money. Yet when these dudes invest wisely and make there money grow the media damn near refuses to even make an article on their business smarts.

Or the media bytches because they are such cut throat business men or are cheap with their money.

The media loves rags to riches and back to rags stories

 

[Originalman]

Seems to be at peace with everything. If he's happy, I'm happy for him.

Yep the most important thing is if he won his battle with alcoholism. That battle is more important than any amount of money he had.

 

[pete clemenza]

He's only been sober for 4 years

 

[OC's finest]

damn he gotta have some heart to be happy in that situation

theres one thing about being broke your whole life and being happy

but once you've made those 100 M's, and tasted the sweet life, the infinite groupies, gettin yo dikk sucked by 3 bad bytches at the same damn time in your own jacuzzi in your mansion,

how the fuk can u put on a smile every day knowing u broke and working at a starbucks...







dont wanna see nobody hurtin tho, and he seems like a good dude, so i hope it works out for him

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

OP said, "Hershy Hawkins ain't die for this."

 

[Made Myself A Boss]

The guy seems genuinely happy about being able to wake up everyday and work everyday..

Having a lot of money is not the end all be all..

Edit:

 

[Rev]

That lockout in 98 fukked alotta dudes up. Wasn't Vin's first battle with alcoholism during that time off?

He and Shawn Kemp were barely recognizable after that lockout.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

how so you blow that much money?

 

[Loose]

That lockout in 98 fukked alotta dudes up. Wasn't Vin's first battle with alcoholism during that time off?

He and Shawn Kemp were barely recognizable after that lockout.

Sad part is they were traded for eachother

 

[hashmander]

Media loves these stories of black athletes losing money. Yet when these dudes invest wisely and make there money grow the media damn near refuses to even make an article on their business smarts.

Or the media bytches because they are such cut throat business men or are cheap with their money.

it's not like they are making it up breh. these are real people. hopefully the attention he gets will be a wakeup call to some of these fukkheads currently getting a check. get your shyt together because the checks eventually stop coming.