Delonte West net worth, NBA career, mental health issues and where is he now?

While most fans kw Delonte West as a former running mate of NBA star LeBron James, point guard has h a problematic and tragic past off court, which makes for a very disturbing story. former basketball star, who was best kwn for his years with Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers during his 8-year-long career, has h major struggles with mental illness ever since his childhood days, according to an interview with Washington Post.

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Delonte West net worth

One of biggest stories of misfortune in NBA certainly belongs to Delonte West. As reported by Forbes, Delonte West h earned approximately $16 million over course of his 8-year career in NBA. In 2016, when TMZ h posted pictures of a disoriented West wandering by a Houston fast food restaurant, he reportedly h just $100,000 of $16.23 million fortune he h built as a pro. It is also reported that by year 2012, West was using heaters to keep his Maryland mansion warm since he wasn’t in a state to afford to heat it. Many believe that West's bipolar diagsis was major reason for all his struggles. Unfortunately for Delonte West, his current net worth stands at $1,000, as per Celebrity Net Worth.

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Delonte West mental health issues

former 2004 first-round draft pick was diagsed with bipolar disorder in 2008 during his stint with Cleveland Cavaliers. And while he was still associated with sport, re have been a series of bizarre on and off court behavioural outbursts and encounters with law enforcement which also h him suspended for 10 games in 2010 after he pleed guilty to gun holding charges. re have also been many cases of unexcused absences post which NBA was finally done with West in 2012. However, his departure from NBA did t stop him from making helines as he would often pop up in news and stories were only concerning.

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Where is Delonte West w?

Delonte West was recently in news for two videos that have recently surfaced on social media. One video shows a thin, shirtless man with tattoos sitting on a curb with his hands cuffed behind his back and being questioned while or video shows a man being beaten in middle of a ro. According to police officials, man is two videos is Delonte West and that an officer h shot video. While video has been removed, an investigation has followed and officer who shot video has been reportedly suspended.

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