Delonte Westformer player of Celtics, SuperSonics, Cavaliers y Mavericks who earned more than $16 million in his eight-year NBA career, continues his particular race towards self-destruction after arrested for stealing $23 from a man in Fairfax County (Virginia).
Law enforcement officials informed TMZ who received a call from a person who dreported having been assaulted and attacked on Richmond Highway in Belle Haven, and that the attacker fled.
Delonte West, who was eventually arrested, was accused of robbery and assault to later be released after paying bail of $1,000.
The process of self-destruction of the most tormented soul in the NBA: Delonte West relapses into his hell
Last November, Delonte West, “the strangest soul in the NBA”was arrested after being found drunk and unconscious. When the police offered to take him to the hospital, he refused, so they opted to arrest him for his own safety.
“I was better than LeBron James and better than Michael Jordan. I was the best black man who ever played any sport”
Delonte West, who suffers from addiction problemss, he starred in a great scandal in one of his last arrests. The former NBA player uttered homophobic insults against law enforcement officers and assured that he was Jesus Christ and the president of the United States, as well as the best player in history: “Black man, I was better than LeBron James and better than Michael Jordan. I was the best black man who has ever played any sport. Shut the f… up!!”
Delonte West playing with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA
The 42-year-old former player suffers from bipolar disorder and after retiring he was even seen begging on the street or receiving a beating in videos posted on the Internet.
The fall to hell Delonte West, the most tormented soul in the NBA
Delonte West came to the NBA from St. Joseph and was selected by the Boston Celtics as number 24 in the 2004 draft. The point guard, who earned more than 16 million dollars during his NBA career, played 432 games in the best league in the world and averaged 9.7 points; 3.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds before ending his career in 2012.
Delonte West, on the street again begging
The former player, who suffers from bipolar disorder, has already been the protagonist of different scandals even during his time as a player. For example, In 2009 he was arrested carrying multiple firearmswhile in 2012 he was fined by the NBA itself for stick your finger in Gordon Hayward’s ear in the middle of the confrontation between the Mavericks and the Jazz.
In 2010 his name once again made headlines when It was rumored that he was in a relationship with Gloria Jamesthe mother of his former Cavaliers teammate LeBron James.
Beaten and on the street; This is how Delonte West, former NBA teammate of LeBron, has ended
While in 2016 an image of him begging on the street warned about the condition of the former player.
West himself assured that he was not destitute, but he recalled his mental problems and how he was trying to combat the demons that continue to lurk around every corner.
In 2020, some images of Mark Cubanowner of the Dallas Mavericks, picking up Delante West at a gas station to try to help him.
The miracle of Delonte West: returns to a basketball court
In 2022 Delonte West had a timid attempt to return to basketball competing in the Big 3.
