Former NBA Player Delonte West Seen Panhandling in Virginia Recently
Delonte West Seen Panhandling in Virginia Recently
The saga of former NBA player Delonte West has taken another turn for the worse according to a recent sighting of him in public.
Social media users have been posting a recent video of West as he was allegedly panhandling in Virginia once again.
Delonte West on Richmond highway in Virginia 2 days ago. đ pic.twitter.com/mxHP4peYJx
â League Alerts (@LeagueAlerts) June 12, 2022
This comes after several attempts by people, specifically Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban to steer him back in the right direction after he was seen years ago doing the same thing in the streets.
Almost two years ago in the fall of 2020, the ex-NBA player, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, had been battling substance abuse issues and homelessness. After Cuban got in touch with Westâs mother, Delphina Addison, he reunited her with West at a gas station. The former Dallas Mavericks player entered a rehab facility in Florida with the help of the Shark Tank star.
Several weeks later, the Shark Tank cast member had given an update on the progress of the recovery of West with a photograph of the ex-basketball player on Twitter.
âBecause we all want something to feel great about today, here is your Delonte West update. Itâs still an uphill battle, but he is climbing!â pic.twitter.com/qLDVJDrSOQ
â Mark Cuban (@mcuban) November 3, 2020
Cuban had posted on his Twitter account the first signs of Westâs rehab efforts.
Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you, Delonte West . A long, long , long way to go, but he has taken the first steps and shared these with all of us as a thank you for the love and support. pic.twitter.com/555twAEVDP
â Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 9, 2020
An update was posted about West in January 2021, on Twitter, The Athleticâs Shams Charania had reported that West was an employee at the same facility in Florida where he spent his rehab in.
Update on Delonte West: West now has a job at the Rebound therapy center in Florida, which is the rehab facility he attended.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban reunited West with his mother in September and has stayed in close contact.
â Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 19, 2021
Earlier this year in March, West tried out for Ice Cube‘s BIG3 basketball league as shown in the video below.
Suffice it to say, he has fallen upon hard times again.
Over his eight-year NBA career, West had averaged 9.7 points and 3.6 assists per game while playing for four different teams, the Dallas Mavericks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Boston Celtics.
Delonte West Seen Panhandling in Virginia Recently
