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Nothing warms my bitter, black heart like hearing about somebody losing well over $100 million in a little over a decade due to sheer stupidity. And by warming my heart, I mean enraging me. Jesus Christ, Antoine. I haven't wanted to smack somebody in their head for their idiocy more since watching a two minute video of a Juggalo (read, not jiggalo, those actually have sex) talking about why he was against the war in Iraq, and stating "I understand we need to be there because they bombed the World Trade Center".

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of former NBA star Antoine Walker on criminal charges stemming from $822,500 in gambling debts. - ESPN.com

Whoops. Still, that happens all the time, sadly. That, in itself, is not what drives me nuts here. Antoine played in the NBA for thirteen seasons, he made between contracts, shoe deals, and etc a minimum of $99 million. More realistic is a number around the realm of $110 million when all is said and done. Antoine was busted two days ago and remained in jail on about $70,000 bail for a minimum of 24 hours, he may well still be there. To me, that would imply he no longer has $70,000,

Lets take this further. Antoine was bought out of his contract during last season, March if my research is correct. Sometime last year, okay. He got a little over $7 million right there to clean out his locker and go home. So, on top of everything else, he's lost at least $7 million in the past year.

So, with warrants out for his arrest for bouncing checks in Vegas casinos, where was Antoine found by the police yesterday? Probably not in a Vegas casino, right?

He was found early Thursday morning inside Harrah's Casino in South Lake Tahoe. - KVBC.com

Indeed! Not just a casino, but a casino linked to Caesar's Palace, one of the casinos he bounced checks at! That's like breaking out of a holding cell at a police station, then going there the next day to ask for a leaf burning permit. Antoine.... come on.

I don't consider gambling to be a disease like some people, because I don't think you can yell at people for having a disease, and I want to yell at Antoine. Look, I'm not good with money. I like immediate self gratification, and I like treating people I love to things to see them happy. I could blow $110 million in thirteen years, but only if I was REALLY making an effort. That is fucking hard to do.

These athletes need like, mandatory courses before they go into their respective league, or something. Yes, you are about to make a lot more money than an overwhelming majority of the population will ever see. Guess what? It's still money, and if you're retarded, you'll still run out of it. This guy has a REAL problem.