Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “He’s definitely looking to go into training camp, but he knows it’s not going to be a guaranteed contract,” said [Walker's uncle] Chico. “He’s going to have [...]
August 23, 2010 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Antoine Walker's need to find a way to pay off gambling debts… I mean… love for the game cannot be stopped. No one in the NBA wants him? No problem… he'll just go somewhere else…. Like Puerto Rico. Yep, Antoine will be shimmying his way up and down the floor with Marcus Fizer. Welcome to [...]
February 8, 2010 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Like he had a choice or something. Former NBA star Antoine Walker will pay more than $12,800 a month to the Clark County district attorney's bad check program in order to make good on gambling markers totaling more than $900,000.… the $12,835 monthly payment represents a minimum. If Walker finds employment, the monthly payment could [...]
November 30, 2009 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Paul Pierce was on Dale & Holley today and he talked about all sorts of things, including the Rajon Rondo incident with Chris Paul… what he’s doing to stay in better shape this year… Antoine Walker’s money problems (and what he’s done to make sure he’s not in the same boat)… and what President Clinton [...]
November 5, 2009 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized The Globe has an expose on the financial troubles facing former Celtics star Antoine Walker. The Cliffs Notes version: Walker likely squandered most of his $110 million fortune. Aside from the extravagant lifestyle; homes, cars, custom suits, watches, etc, Walker also supported 70 friends and family members. Former teammates say 'Toine always took care of [...]
October 25, 2009 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized SI.com's Chris Mannix was covering the Mayweather-Marquez fight when he bumped into Antoine Walker. Just bumped into Antoine Walker at the MGM, says he is talking to four teams and plans on being in a camp on a non-guaranteed deal next weekFor the record, 'Toine wasn't gambling. He was walking down the Studio Walk. And [...]
September 20, 2009 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized Via Sandy Dover's "'Toine's Shine and Blackout" article in Slam Online: I always felt Antoine was legitimately the next player of the League. He was well-coached, highly-skilled and possessed an ability to affect a game in a very tangible way, not the same way that Magic or Pippen did, but somewhere in that realm, especially [...]
August 6, 2009 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized Stephon Marbury has taken to Twitter to show Boston some love before… and he's doing it again. In fact, he mentions Boston almost every time he's on Twitter. This time, he's defending us against the haters. From @mokalus@starburymarbury just forget the haters.. 99% of those haters are from boston, and 99% of boston don't really [...]
July 21, 2009 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized RotoWorld has the story, via the Globe: A day after a warrant was issued stemming from his $822,500 in gambling debts, Antoine Walker was arrested in Harrah's Casino in South Lake Tahoe, Nev., on Wednesday night. Walker was led out of the building in handcuffs, and is in Douglas County Jail with bail set at [...]
July 16, 2009 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Antoine Walker, who in 2009 made more than $9 million dollars despite never seeing the court… now faces charges in Vegas for not paying gambling debts. Walker, a three-time all-star who won an NBA title with the Miami Heat in 2006 and a national championship at Kentucky in 1996, has been charged with failing to [...]
July 14, 2009 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized