The newest news doesn’t seem to be much of a surprise to former fans who first caught a glimpse of West’s downward spiral when he tweeted, “It’s official, Pride 2 the side. just filled out application at Home Depot”.
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West had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder during his career, but he’s disputed that claim, saying his issues are the result of having to deal with the stress and depression associated with an National Basketball Association player’s lifestyle.
West has had a history of controversy on and off the court. He’s denied that rumor however.
‘I don’t want my son going to school and people making fun of him for something his daddy did, ‘ he told Vice Sports in 2014.
According to an Instagram user who happened upon the one-time St. Joseph’s star, West’s world-weary comments matched his dishevelled look.
West has two young children with Caressa Suzzette Madden, who he married in 2013. In 2009, he was pulled over in Maryland for cutting a police officer off while riding a motorcycle with a guitar case on his back. Lockout aint a game’.
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Since bowing out of the league in 2012, he’s bounced around the D-League and China. He was waived by the Texas legends in early 2015. He got traded to Seattle in 2007 in a deal that brought Ray Allen to Boston, before he became a significant contributor to the Cleveland Cavaliers beside LeBron James.
