LeBron James autographed jersey part of former Portland Trail Blazer Darius Miles bankruptcy sale

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Former Portland Trail Blazers forward Darius Miles earned more than a combined $60 million in contracts during his career. The money is gone and now he is going through bankruptcy.

    Miles, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2000 NBA draft, filed for bankruptcy last June. Miles listed $460,385 in assets and $1.57 million in liabilities. A combination of injuries, bad investments and legal troubles forced Miles to file for bankruptcy.

    Miles, 35, was forced to sell nearly all of his belongings during a bankruptcy sale recently, according to a report.

    Included in the sale was an autographed Lebron James jersey, valued at $1,500. A Larry Bird jerseys and two guns were also part of the sale. The sale also included a toaster, waffle-maker and basketball shoes autographed by Dirk Nowitzki and Lamar Odom.

    The sale ended with Miles earning $12,780.

    http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2017/06/lebron_james_autographed_jerse.html
     
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    I'm shocked this ended up being a bad investment.

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    I thought that was Dante Cunningham's
     
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    The sale went down in Illinois. Here's how it went.

    -- LeBron James signed jersey ($1,500)

    -- Larry Bird signed jersey ($100)

    -- AR15 firearm ($500)

    -- Beretta Cx4 Storm gun ($400)

    -- Self-contained karaoke machine ($75)

    -- Dirk Nowitzki signed shoe ($375)

    -- Lamar Odom signed shoe ($225)

    -- 5 VHS players (total of $21.50)

    They even sold his toaster for $2.00

    http://www.tmz.com/2017/06/11/darius-miles-auction-lebron-james/
     
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    That'll keep him in crack for a couple of weeks
     
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    If he were in Boston he'd get a lot more for a Bird Jersey
     
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    You beat me to it riverman. Seems ridiculously cheap.
     
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    I would have gone $2.50 on the toaster.
     
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    Was it a Klay Thompson signed toaster?
     
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    for that kind of scratch you should at least get both shoes
     
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    Fuck Raymond Felton.
     
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    100 bucks for a signed Bird jersey? That seems like a good deal.
     
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    The jersey was Larry Bird, but it was signed by Bird Man.
     
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    You've gotta be a complete moron to blow thru that much $$ so fast.
     
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    All those prized possessions netted around $12 K and he's a million in the hole? I don't get it. Couldn't he see at some point that things were going badly? Didn't he have any family or friend or financial adviser to talk to him? WTF did he invest in? Or was he surrounded by Trump Cabinet types who just kept saying he was wonderful, until he was broke and they followed some other sucker?
     
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    It was most likely his family and friends who put him into this spot.
     
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    Ive heard from these guys first hand how much pressure is put on them from "family" to take care of them once they make it. Tough to say no to those who were there since Day 1.
     
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    security camera catches guy trying to break into Outlaws car!
     
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