Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Seven costly pro athlete screw-ups…

March 13, 2010 by  
Filed under Misc., News, Opinion, Sports, Weekly Columns

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Almost 80 percent of National Football League players are flirting with bankruptcy two years after they retire, according to Sports Illustrated. NBA players aren’t faring much better. 60 percent of former National Basketball Association players end up broke within five years of retirement. Athletes squander millions of dollars due to bad decisions, lavish […]

Allen Iverson’s Life is Reportedly Falling Apart…

March 9, 2010 by  
Filed under Misc., News, Opinion, Sports, Weekly Columns

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Several sources in the NBA are stating that basketball star Allen Iverson is having serious problems with alcohol and gambling. The issues are significant and are threatening his career. Iverson has only played in 25 games this season for his current team, the Philadelphia 76ers, and his points per game average has dropped […]

Michael Jordan reaches to buy NBA’s Bobcats…

February 27, 2010 by  
Filed under News, Sports

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — With minutes to go until his exclusive negotiating window was to expire, Michael Jordan struck a deal late Friday to buy a controlling interest in the Charlotte Bobcats, making the NBA’s greatest player the owner of the money-losing team in his home state. Owner Bob Johnson announced in a […]