Fw: [外電] Delonte West Was Temporarily Homeless

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※ [本文轉錄自 Celtics 看板 #1FJ7IsAW ]

作者: xhole (春風少年兄) 站內: Celtics
標題: [外電] Delonte West Was Temporarily Homeless
時間: Tue Feb 28 14:31:07 2012


原文: http://goo.gl/zptSb

作者: Ben Maller, http://www.thepostgame.com


Jeremy Lin's sleeping on his brother's sofa doesn't sound nearly as bad after
hearing about one veteran player's housing nightmare.

Delonte West is quite possibly the first active NBA player to be without a
home during a season. The Mavericks guard tells the Dallas Morning News that
after arriving in the Lone Star State he couldn't find a place to stay, so he
spent nights sleeping in the Mavs locker room and even in his car.

大家都知道林書豪的神奇沙發的事蹟了吧, 對於一個剛與球隊簽下十天短約的球員來說

這種日子實在不好過. 可是在NBA裡也有已經簽下正式合約的球員連沙發都沒得睡....

Delonte West, 很可能是NBA史上第一位有正式合約卻無家可歸的球員.

West向當地媒體透露, 與小牛隊簽約之後在達拉斯一直沒地方住, 只能睡球館或車上.

Let us explain.

West suffers from bipolar disorder, which causes extreme mood swings. In
2009, he was pulled over near his Maryland home on a three-wheeled Cam-Am
Spyder motorcycle, and police found a 9mm Beretta pistol, .357 Magnum and a
Remington 870 in a guitar case. West pleaded guilty to weapons and traffic
charges, but was able to avoid jail; instead he got electronic monitoring and
supervised probation and counseling.

Additionally, West was dealing with the end of his four-month marriage. He
feels his mental disorder is at least partially responsible for both his
personal and legal problems. "I've watched contracts go out the window,
endorsements disappear, court fees, lawyer fees, divorce fees," he told the
Morning News. "You watch the saving account just shoop ... shoop ... shoop
... shoop -- slowly disappear."

West有躁鬱症, 極端的情緒變化讓他吃足苦頭. 在2009年他攜帶大量槍械, 騎機車從

家裡出發後被警方查獲. West因非法攜械而被定罪, 雖然不用入獄但必須配戴

電子監控器材並接受心理諮商. 之後West更因此面臨離婚官司, 經濟狀況十分拮据...

Despite making more than $14 million in a career that began in 2004, West has
lost just about everything. During the NBA's labor dispute, he took a job at
a Maryland furniture store.

West had to sell vehicles, jewelry and "just about everything I own, except
for my house and the clothes on my back," he told the Dallas Morning News.

儘管生涯已經賺進超過1400萬美金, West現在卻幾乎身無分文, 在封館期間還必須到

大賣場工作維生.

After joining the Mavericks, the team gave him a hotel room during a very
brief training camp. However, once the regular season got started, NBA salary
cap rules blocked the team from providing housing for West. He said he tried
to rent apartments around North Texas but failed, because they were either
too expensive or he wasn't allowed because of his legal troubles.

So West would get a hotel room when the Mavericks were on the road, but when
they came back to Dallas late after road trips, he had no place to stay. So
rather than getting a hotel room for just a few hours, he would sleep in the
American Airlines Center locker room area or park his truck in the arena
players garage and rest.

在與小牛隊簽約以後, 球隊季前訓練時還可以提供West飯店房間, 但在球季開始以後

因為勞資協議的關係球隊無法繼續提供宿舍. West曾經嘗試在達拉斯當地租屋,

但昂貴的租金和本身的前科卻令他四處碰壁.

當球隊打客場的時候West還可以跟大家一起住飯店, 但是回到達拉斯他卻只能睡球場

或是他的貨車.

West told the Morning News his outrageous living situation didn't last long
after his boss found out about it. "Soon as Mr. Cuban heard about that, he
made one phone call and everybody was lining up to rent me an apartment,"
West laughed. "They were calling back saying, 'Hey, we've got the penthouse
suite for you.'"

當球隊老闆Mark Cuban知道West的窘境以後, 他打了一通電話幫了West一個忙.

"現在大家都排隊要把房子租給我了!" West笑著說.

The Mavericks are paying West $854,389 this season, while three therapists
help him deal with his bipolar disorder.

除了本季的85萬美金以外, 現在球隊還請了三個治療師來幫助West度過難關.

心得: 好老闆, 不推嗎XD

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推 bracc       :溫馨
推 SKnight     :West加油
推 mavs1106    :看他在場上都滿冷靜的 推好老闆 有這種老闆真好
推 rx836       :難怪West那麼努力打球 就是有這種好老闆
推 Drexler     :Cuban推~~
推 ahsoo       :推老闆 WEST加油!!!!
推 jacky050907 :好老闆，West加油!!
推 ClutchShot  :Cuban值得很多座冠軍!
推 muyang1016  :West在小牛體系表現的不錯 值得投資下去
推 joejoesong  :這種老闆真的太甘心了QQ  West要加油啊!!!
推 maydayholic :加油!
推 yugowolf    :West這季的表現很超值 希望他快點傷癒歸隊
推 s29675289   :好溫馨呀!! 好老闆推~~   期待west歸隊!!
推 awestricken :我不太懂1400扣稅金之類的至少還有一半吧 花到哪了
推 yamete      :樓上，我記得West要養滿多人的樣子
推 yamete      :推Cuban   也推West的稱職表現!!!
推 ozzie12     :淚推
推 ripmelo     :歡迎加入庫班西斯騰
推 ncaaa       :有這樣的好老闆，更應該要盡全力拼戰!!
推 Dsman       :Cuban好老闆
→ Dsman       :狴HWest的錢到底花去哪了?
→ Dsman       :所以
推 BILL6042665 :淚推...就一直留在小牛也不錯
推 leoliu0812  :讚!
推 EqualMan    :淚推Cuban
推 abysszzz    :揪甘心
推 k1230588    :Cuban應該成功得到west的心了
推 gjek        :推Cuban  推West  QQ
→ SirCharles34:推Cuban
推 bokituto    :好老闆QQ
推 david820505 :好老闆....哪裡找........
推 elaine199079:推Cuban也推West!
推 iba780201   :\有浪子回頭的感覺
推 no1stark    :只能說馬哭伯真有企業家道德~~這麼照顧員工~~
→ no1stark    :在美國這種個人主義色彩這麼重的社會，老闆有給你薪
→ no1stark    :水沒要你超時加班就不錯了....還會這麼關心員工生活
→ no1stark    :希望太上皇能知恩圖報~~在球場上表現出來XDDD
→ MotoDawn    :樓上酸他幹嘛...
推 mow28       :推!!! 希望可以留下West!!!
推 dietrichgary:溫馨
推 no1stark    :ㄜ....我沒有要酸太上皇的意思啦....造成誤會我先說
→ no1stark    :抱歉....我覺得他是便宜又大碗的球員，但身為球迷
→ no1stark    :總是會希望自己挺的球隊的球員表現能在更好 如此而已
推 familycut   :浪子回頭 越來越喜歡他
→ familycut   :光是給老婆的贍養費就不知道多少了吧
推 mvpdirk712  :說真的 剛開始看了有點鼻酸 但是看到庫班幫他一把
→ mvpdirk712  :也希望WEST在場上之後能愈打愈好
→ fatda78520  :浪子回頭!!! WEST 這季真的打很好!! 推好老闆!!
推 dallasma    :加油!!!
推 mow28       :其實West來之前我本來還很擔心會影響隊上氣氛(我承認
→ mow28       :我很不了解他) West對不起!!!!!!
推 convey1227  :好老闆啊 ~ 我都想為他工作了 q_q
推 kurtsun     :真是好老闆 QQ
推 dallasjet   :溫馨達拉斯 :)
推 APUU        :難怪West感覺變很乖 XD
→ hssz        :Cuben一直都是傳說中最照顧球員的老闆
→ hssz        :Cuan才對
→ hssz        :之前聽轉播，Kenny說小牛休息室的設備豪華度震驚他隊
推 zebra01     :好老闆
推 vladmir     :推好老闆
推 cloud201    :好溫馨喔~~
推 jack31335   :這種好老闆要是在台灣就好了Q_Q
推 gox1117     :淚推CUBAN 這好老闆不推嗎Q_Q
推 gggfate     :溫馨推
推 MotoDawn    :LBJ那件事情對他造成很大困擾 結果球迷還叫他太上皇?
→ MotoDawn    :他如果看得懂中文不知道會怎樣想-.-
推 Chenwitzki  :好老闆 West應該把他當老爸了
推 goddirk     :推好老闆庫班!
→ kid1412815  :好溫馨  好老闆  好球隊  好球員  好球迷(疑?)