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Ex-NBA Star Antoine Walker Owes More Than $4.5 Million, Could Face Jail Time
By Randall Stevens ♦ Published 10/28/2009

Antoine WalkerDespite earning a reported $110 million over the course of his 13-year NBA career, former player Antoine Walker is apparently broke.

According to the Boston Globe, the 33-year-old 6th overall draft pick of 1996 is in trouble, and due in a Las Vegas courtroom this week to answer to charges of fraud for writing bad checks to different casinos, totaling $1 million.

Walker was arrested back in July in Lake Tahoe for his gambling debts. However, the paper detailed more of his financial woes, and it looks like he's in worse shape than first thought.

The Globe reports that Walker also owes J.P. Morgan Chase Bank $1.5 million, Wachovia Bank $1.5 million, American Express $53,000, and his former agent $450,000.

So, that's a total of over $4.5 million all together. That's not chump change.

Walker has yet to publicly speak on the situation, but his mother, Diane Walker, spoke out in defense of her son.

"Antoine doesn't owe anybody any explanation," she told the paper. "He's not out here hurting anybody. He's trying to live his life peacefully. That's all he's doing ... My son is young. Why can't he just enjoy life, go where he wants to go? Antoine is doing great. I have my home. He has his home. If he's doing so bad, then how could we still be here?"

Walker is facing three felony counts of drawing and passing checks without sufficient funds with intent to defraud. If his debts aren't settled, he could face up to four years in prison.

He is currently a free agent, with no team currently showing any interest. Walker was released from the Memphis Grizzlies last season.

Walker is reportedly considering going overseas to play basketball.

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  • Retro

    Home!!! lol! you must be out yo rabbit ... mind cause umm woman you bout to not have a home if he owe that much trust me it gets worse before it gets better.

  • Retro

    O yeah Antoine lace the shoes back up get in shape time to get back to work even though you washed up.

  • http://www.myrecordlabel.com/tedju Tedju

    save your money rapper and producer

  • YoYoMa

    what a dumba**. obviously the guy didn't learn a thing at home. listen to his mother: 'Why can't he just enjoy life, go where he wants to go?' Are you serious? And you wonder how people end up homeless. Pure idiocy.

  • GiGi

    media always blowin shit up!!!

  • ace

    I worked for a limo company and had chauffered Walker around when he was in town. He'd fly people into town and I drive them around. The best part about working for Walker was that he tipped $100 bills. He reach into that bag and pull out thousands. I kind of seen this day coming.

  • dweiums

    Ummm... Does his moms not know the word "mortgage"? He didn,t buy her house free and clear.

    Yeah, let him live his broke a** life with his bad check writing, gambling away 110 mil, stupid a** self.

  • http://tinyurl.com/cnqfv6 Ryan

    I hope that things work out for him. I can't judge him because I hate being judged.

  • a.r.

    Baaalliinn!!!

  • My Opinion

    Damn! Is all I can say!

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