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NBA Superstar and cultural icon earned over $200 million in his career lost fortune due to troubles with loans, alcohol, placing too much trust in friend’s managing money and business, and extreme generosity “always paying the tab”
One of the best NFL receivers in the last decade blew thru over $80 million earned in his career due to bad investments, huge child support payments, an ill timed home purchase, and blindly trusting of others
Legendary southern hip hop artist found himself $640,000 in debt and risk of home foreclosure when a court didn’t approve his bankruptcy due to his lavish spending and unsustainable lifestyle
One of the most famous, feared, and accomplished heavyweight champions of all time famously blew thru over $300 million of career earnings on homes, cars, women, jewelry, and pet tigers
Well known and respected MLB All-Star pitcher went from riches to rags after investing over $50 million in a video game start up company and was forced to sell everything he had to repay debtors
Fan favorite heavyweight champion lost $230 million in career earnings trying to maintain a 235 acre estate, 3 ex wives, and child support for 11 kids
NBA All-Star and all around “nice guy” found himself bankrupt just two years after retiring after earning $108 million in career earnings. His extreme generosity, blind faith in friends, saying “yes” too much, gambling, ill timed investments, and an extravagant lifestyle were all contributing factors

Popular NFL running back admitted to “having no plan on what he was doing” after his playing days and fell into 2 years of deep depression after not being passionate about working in a family business
NBA player filed for bankruptcy after being arrested for non payment of child support for 10 children by 8 different women, evaporating the $35 million he earned over his playing career
NLB home run hitting star filed bankrupcy admitting he “forgot to pay taxes”. By the time the IRS caught up, the $45 million he earned in his career was already gone
NFL Pro Bowl QB filed for bankruptcy losing the $64 million he earned during his playing days to continually treating teammates to extravagant large dinners, huge birthday parties, and rented out an entire Southwest flight so he could fly alone
NFL Hall of Famer lost $82 million after he was fired from his broadcasting job after charges of solicitation of a prostitute and assault and money was wasted away on lion skinned rugs, hundreds of high end sneakers, expensive jewelry, and child support
NBA player drafted at age of 18 and was forced to retire 4 years later after blowing an ACL. Blew $10-$20 million on new trucks, parties, tattoos, booze, guns, and amo; now believed to be living at home with his parents