On Saturday, former NBA participant, Delonte West, was noticed on a road nook in Alexandria, VA asking for cash.
In the video, the person recording might be heard saying:
My canine, Delonte. How you doing my brother?
West proceeds to stroll up with an indication in his hand, showing raveled and replies asking for cash.
What’s happening? You ain’t acquired a number of {dollars}?
A number of folks on social media shared their ideas about West and the video.
One individual said:
It’s unhappy as a result of folks don’t perceive that with dependancy you’ll be able to’t assist them except they wish to be helped. Stop asking [where] individuals who had been serving to went. They tried…it’s solely a lot you are able to do with an addict.
Someone else commented and said how unhappy it was to see the previous athlete on this place he’s in now.
DAMN! This is likely one of the saddest issues I [have] ever seen. Dear God, have mercy.
Another social media consumer said:
I assumed he was doing good.
Back in 2020, Delonte West obtained helped from Mark Cuban, Mavericks proprietor, and checked into rehab, in keeping with TMZ.
Delonte West … he entered a rehab facility late Monday night time, Mark Cuban tells us — and by Tuesday morning, he already began his applications on the facility. Once Mark Cuban situated West, the Mavs proprietor met with Delonte’s mother at a close-by resort and collectively they satisfied him to get remedy,according to Shams Charania. Now, the onerous work begins … and everybody near West is hoping Delonte can lastly get on the street to restoration.
That identical 12 months, it was reported that West was doing higher and was employed to work on the rehab middle the place he obtained helped. Reporter Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium tweeted:
Update on Delonte West: West now has a job on the Rebound remedy middle in Florida, which is the rehab facility he attended.
Dallas Mavericks proprietor Mark Cuban reunited West together with his mom in September and has stayed in shut contact.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 19, 2021
Roomies, please proceed to maintain Delonte West in your prayers.
