How Delonte West, a NBA Star, Became Homeless – And How He Plans on Making a Comeback

Once upon a time, Delonte West was one of the most iconic basketball around. But, soon enough, he was homeless on the street. Now, he’s making a comeback…

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After losing his positions in the NBA D-League teams, things took a dark turn for West. It started when he threw away all his basketball possessions, not even selling them. “Anything I could find, I threw it away,” West recently recalled. “Trophies, pictures, anything. I was just hurting. I feel like I was spiraling down a self-destructive road again.”

Unfortunately, West was right. Just a year later, in early 2016, someone snapped a photo of West wearing a hospital gown, with no shoes on, while standing in a public space outside of a hospital in Houston, Texas. As you might imagine, people truly started to worry that West might never make his way back to everyday life again…

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