Why Athletes Go Broke | THE CUBAN REVOLUTION

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Why Athletes Go Broke | THE CUBAN REVOLUTION
ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 6/9/2008 on briancuban.com [flag]
The “ Real Deal” is broke . Former Heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is playing the real life game of Deal Or No Deal . It has been reported that his $10 million estate in suburban Atlanta is under foreclosure, the mother of one of his children is suing for unpaid child support, and a Utah consulting company has gone to court claiming the boxer failed to pay back more than a half ... [link]

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Monday Mini-Bullets
Published 6/9/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... losses (49%). This appears to be a huge edge for the team with the home court advantage. However, when we consider the quality of the two teams, the expected winning percentage for the home team in games 1-2-6-7 is about 67%, and the expected winning percentage for the home team in games 3-4-5 is about 53%. The expected winning percentages are very close to the actual winning percentages." I love this video of Phil Jackson talking about the Pau Gasol trade. Why athletes go broke. (Via Freakonomics)

Get Me Muggsy Bogues, STAT - Evening Hardwood June 9
Published 6/9/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... about how 60% of NBA players end up basically worse off than you and I five years after they retire? Pretty sad since I know how some of you live. Anyway, nice follow-up piece here. Let’s send Spree some good vibes before we go to bed tonight, k? Let me leave you with ...

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