A newly emerged video shows a wild Delonte West driving by the roadside in Virginia, more than 10 years after he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers with NBA legend LeBron James—and just weeks after he was reportedly trying to get back to playing basketball. to regulate.
Images posted to social media this weekend show the controversial former NBA star begging on the side of the highway in Alexandria, Virginia.
West, 38, played for the Cavaliers for two years and was a former team-mate of LeBron James.
He will be making a basketball comeback with The BIG3 (a 3-on-3 league featuring former NBA players), he announced in April.
Troubled former NBA guard Delonte West is seen begging by the side of the road in Alexanderia, Virginia
Footage posted to social media over the weekend showed the embattled former NBA star begging on the side of a highway in Alexandria, Virginia.
In a clip posted online, a fan exchanges pleasantries with the man believed to be a Westerner and says, “My dog Delonte, how is my brother?” West’s response was not heard.
In a clip posted online, a fan exchanges pleasantries with the man believed to be a Westerner and says, “My dog Delonte, how is my brother?” West’s response was not heard.
The driver who posted the photo to Twitter looked very surprised to see West on the side of the road.
“Looks like Delonte West was on the highway from Richmond, Virginia 2 days ago. What happened so fast? A few months ago I thought they were trying to get him into the Big3 competition,” he tweeted.
West last played for the Dallas Mavericks, a team owned by Mark Cuban.
A driver who posted the photo to Twitter looks very surprised to see West on the side of the road
It’s also not the first time he’s been asked for money on the street.
In September 2020, a photo of West Panhandling circulated at an intersection in Dallas, Texas.
West, who has openly battled bipolar disorder, is quickly picked up by Cuba at a local gas station. Cuban pays for his drug addiction treatment and offers West a hotel room to stay.
But a source confirmed to DailyMail.com that West has since gone through rehab at least three times and escaped at each opportunity.
In what has become a sad but commonplace occurrence for the West, a short video of the encounter with Cuba went viral, prompting fans and friends to plead with the former star for help.
Monday’s latest footage comes less than two years after another viral video showed West being vandalized along a highway in Maryland.
Depressed former NBA guard Delonte West (L) was met at a Texas gas station in 2020 by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (R) to help players battling bipolar disorder and reported drug problems.
Depressed former NBA guard Delonte West was encountered at a Texas gas station in 2020 by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban after his photo of him begging on the streets of Dallas went viral last week. Finally, the billionaire was able to contact West, who agreed to meet
Delonte West meets Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (L, R). He is said to have admitted West to rehab three times, but dropped out each time.
West first made headlines alongside Nelson and Martelli in the Saint Joseph team that won 27-0 in the 2004 regular season and earned top spot for the NCAA tournament before losing to Oklahoma State in Elite 8.
He was then drafted by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft and eventually started with LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008.
West continued to rise in the NBA after that, playing in the D-League and even signing in China, but mental health issues began to overshadow his career.
In 2009, he was hit by a tricycle motorcycle, causing police to find three firearms attached to his body. He eventually pleaded guilty to gun possession and was ordered to undergo psychological counseling, in addition to probation and community service.
In 2016, a photo emerged of him begging in a Washington DC suburb, but it was never proven that he was truly homeless at the time.
According to Complex Sports, West was spotted shoeless by Houston four years ago.
West earned more than $16 million during his nine-year career, which ended after his only season with the Mavericks in 2011-12, when he was just 28 years old.
A video of West being vandalized on a Maryland highway went viral in January 2020. West, who previously revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2008, is not seen in the fighting picture. In contrast, the six-foot Washington DC resident looked helpless as his assailant stomped on his immobile body.
West’s career in the NBA is best remembered with the Cleveland Cavaliers, when he played with LeBron James (right) on one of the top teams in the NBA Eastern Conference