The Man Who Came Out From the Hole

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  1. Ming637

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The day after he got out of the juvenile detention facility outside of Racine, Wis., Caron Butler applied for a job at Burger King. Drops of grease splattered his forehead as he transferred the Whoppers from the grill to the boiler-steamer, he recalled, when his friends walked in and began teasing the young fry cook.

    Little Greg. Junior. Black Rob.

    "They were like, 'Man, we about to get back on the block,' " Butler said. "They had just got out of jail."

    He told them he was working, that he had a steady check coming in every two weeks. "I'm going to school, I'm in the newspaper now playing good basketball, getting notoriety for the good things I've been doing. I'm not going back to that."</div>

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    Decent story of how Caron Butler turned his life around 180 degrees from being in the slammer to being an NBA all-star.
     
  2. Legacy

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    I saw his story on Oprah before. He was crying alot. Looks like he had a horrible childhood and was a real bad boy. [​IMG]
     
  3. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

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    That was an awesome read, I forgot about his rough past.
     
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    Wow, I never even knew about that.
     
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    Saw this on NBA Access a few days ago, crazy, and to think hes an Allstar now too.
     
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    Yeah I also saw him on Oprah. During the show they took him back to the place he was locked up, so he could talk to the current kids in there, and show them what you can make of yourself once you leave the prison system.
     

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