Stephen A. Smith: Iverson Facing Drinking, Gambling Problems

[Jeffx]

Seems like AI's life is spiraling out of control. Hope Coach Thompson can talk some sense into him before it's too late.

A WFAN report said AI made nearly $200mil playing ball, but now he's close to broke.

These cats never learn. Shit happens again and again.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4975922

[NovU]

He has had those problems with drinking and gambling before, but now broke? That is just sad. On top of that, his wife wants a divorce. No wonder his career went just downhill.

[Andrew]

Hopefully he'll be offered and accept the help he needs. I wouldn't wish that kind of misery and misfortune on anyone whose greatest sin is that he could be a selfish teammate as a professional basketball player. It's a shame the sport can't be a welcome distraction for him, though he's doing the right thing by dedicating his time to his ill daughter so I suppose it's not really a feasible option.

[Modifly]

$200 million is a lot of money. If he's really close to broke because of gambling problems then that's too bad. That's enough money to live the rest of his life without having to do anything. Obviously he's going through a very tough time with all those things happening simultaneously; divorce, ill daughter, absence from basketball, etc. I hope he'll be able to come through and continue his life smoothly.