Hughes Struggles To Get a Handle

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Sporting a modest navy T-shirt, a gaudy diamond-linked chain and a pair of shorts that drooped so low that they hung just three inches above his socks, Larry Hughes strolled through the hallway of MCI Center with a confident swagger two days after the Washington Wizards were swept out of the playoffs last month.

The free-agent-to-be knew that he had secured a lucrative contract this summer, following his best season as a professional basketball player and the Wizards' unlikely playoff run. Forward Antawn Jamison, the Wizards' highest-paid player, spotted Hughes and asked, "Can I have a loan, dawg?" Hughes chuckled as he slapped hands with Jamison.

He left the building shortly thereafter, preparing to go home to St. Louis in a few days and looking forward to finally entering an offseason in which he wouldn't get ribbed about playing on a miserable team. "I'm going to enjoy the summer," Hughes said, smiling. "I'm going to be like that Waldo guy. I'm going to be everywhere."

Within a few days, however, Hughes's strut became unsteady, his desire to be seen and heard changed into a need to be alone, and the exciting prospect of millions of dollars was outweighed by fear and anxiety. His foundation was shaken when his 19-year-old brother, Justin, began experiencing complications with his heart for the first time since he had a life-saving transplant more than eight years ago.</div>

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Wow...this is really sad. I will keep that family in my prayers...what a change of emotions for Hughes, start the summer off by securing the biggest contract of your life, and now this...I hope everything is ok.