Players that had their careers ruined by drugs and alcohol?

What players ruined their careers because of drugs and alcohol?

 

David ThompsonVin BakerLen BiasMichael Ray RichardsonChris Anderson

 

Len Bias, perhaps you've heard of him. First guy to come to mind.

 

Keon Clark talk about a guy who just fell off the face of the earth

 

Vin Baker was the first guy who came to mind. He was a F*ck up.

 

The only guy that comes to my mind is Len Bias he had his whole life set out in front of him and was going to make a lot of money but after he got selected first he went out and partied and took a drug and died, he would have been a very good player but did something stupid.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Feb 2 2007, 10:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Keon Clark talk about a guy who just fell off the face of the earth</div>what happened to him? he was pretty descent. did he smoke the ganja or snort the coke? or did he just disappear?michael ray richardson was a hell of a basketball player. he would've been one of the best players in the nba if he stayed away from drugs. I remember the documentary on tv about him narrated by chris rock in 2000. what a sad story. the dude was sweet like sugar and a great athlete. he's clean now tho.

 

I never knew that Keon Clark was banned from the NBA cause of drugs.1st person to come to my mind is birdman. Sucked in the Dunk contest and messed up JR dunk attempt. After that he gets caught for using drugs and is banned I think for life.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HoNgKoNgKoBe @ Feb 2 2007, 11:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I never knew that Keon Clark was banned from the NBA cause of drugs.1st person to come to my mind is birdman. Sucked in the Dunk contest and messed up JR dunk attempt. After that he gets caught for using drugs and is banned I think for life.</div>he's not banned for life. I think he's making a comeback next year.

 

When did he get banned? I remember he got traded from the Kings to the Jazz, where he played two games than sat on the IR with bone spurs until midseason when they traded him to Phoenix. after that he was a free agent, and then he said he wanted to smoke pot.Shawn Kemp is another one that comes to mind.Another vice which ruins players careers but is rarely talked about is sex. Sex ruined Magic Johnsons career, it effected a lot of others as well.

 

Shawn Kemp and Michael Ray Richardson the best players that have fallen off cause of drugs and alcohol. I got the chance to see Kemp in Seattle, he was fantastic... was decent in Cleveland but really thats where he started his bs and then just fell off. Richardson though I am just pissed off at cause the Knicks drafted him over Larry Bird and he had a chance to be really good, I mean really good right behind Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson etc, I mean what a really big moron.

 

Spencer Haywood comes to mind, he was putting up 26 points and 14 rebounds per game during his early prime years.Other guys not mentioned:JR Rider (16.7 ppg)Marvin Barnes (16.0 ppg)

 

Yep, JR Rider & Keon Clark are defently up there.

 

Shawn Kemp, Len Bias, Keon Clark(only knew him because of NBA Live lol), and Chris Anderson comes to mind

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Feb 2 2007, 11:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>what happened to him? he was pretty descent. did he smoke the ganja or snort the coke? or did he just disappear?michael ray richardson was a hell of a basketball player. he would've been one of the best players in the nba if he stayed away from drugs. I remember the documentary on tv about him narrated by chris rock in 2000. what a sad story. the dude was sweet like sugar and a great athlete. he's clean now tho.</div>In 2002, Keon was cited for marijuana possession for having about a gram of marijuana in his car. Clark was cited in 2000 for a similar offense.Clark is scheduled for jury trial on August 14, 2006 in Vermilion County, Illinois on; 1 Count of Possession of Cannabis, C misdemeanor; 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class 4 Felony; and 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm without a valid FOID, class 3 felony.

 

What about Earl 'The Goat' Manigault?The guy was said to be better than MJ. The guy dominated his competition like no other.But he never made it to the NBA. He ended up taking drugs while he was in college and also became a father at a young age. Pretty much he got stuck up in the bad side of NY. But he was maybe the best basketball player ever.Kareem Abdul Jabar and Wilt Chamberlin both called him the greatest player ever.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Feb 3 2007, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>In 2002, Keon was cited for marijuana possession for having about a gram of marijuana in his car. Clark was cited in 2000 for a similar offense.Clark is scheduled for jury trial on August 14, 2006 in Vermilion County, Illinois on; 1 Count of Possession of Cannabis, C misdemeanor; 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class 4 Felony; and 2 counts of Possession of a Firearm without a valid FOID, class 3 felony.</div>a gram of marijuana? he's going to trial for having a gram of marijuana? wow what a great criminal justice system we have. we're locking people up for having a gram of pot. that's like 20$ worth of ganj, nothing. it's not like he had a lot where it was intent to sell. it was intent to smoke haha. that's a misdemeanor? or is it because he's been caught before?

 

Keon Clark: I remember him in Toronto. He was a beast on the boards and the blocks. Him, VC, Antonio Davis, Alvin Williams, Junkyard Dog, and Morris Peterson. The team that beat the Knicks and lost to the Bucks and their amazing trio in 7 games.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (redneck @ Feb 3 2007, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Shawn Kemp is another one that comes to mind.</div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nynj2k7 @ Feb 3 2007, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Shawn Kemp and Michael Ray Richardson the best players that have fallen off cause of drugs and alcohol. I got the chance to see Kemp in Seattle, he was fantastic... was decent in Cleveland but really thats where he started his bs and then just fell off.</div>Yeah I thought of Kemp strait away Not just alchol and dug but Kids too that dude couldn't keepit in his pants.

 

all I can say is..."Drugs and Alcohol...........have ruined my life!"- Tyrone Biggums