Heat forward Michael Beasley has had more than his share of well-chronicled problems. But the AP’s Scott Reynolds gives perhaps our best glimpse yet into how out of control the Heat’s second-year forward was last season during his rookie year, and how he’s tried to take control of his life since:
Michael Beasley No Longer Dropping 20k A Night Partying
↵↵Part of the rehab experience involved Beasley being forced to think about his future, about his kids, and how he would provide if the NBA riches all went away—one of the countless reasons why he says he’s now embracing a life of sobriety.
↵Yes, he has a lot of cars, at least half a dozen. He said last year he had more televisions in his house than he had rooms. He likes nice clothes, new gadgets, things like that, and his $4.9 million salary this season allows for plenty of fun.
↵Then he came to realize, $35,000 worth of partying in a weekend, that tends to add up quickly.
↵↵Beasley certainly isn’t the first professional athlete to run into money problems. Personal bankruptcies among athletes are actually depressingly common; whether as a result of getting taken in by a financial fraud, or simply living beyond one’s means (ahem, Antoine Walker, ahem), or usually some combination of the two.
↵Here’s to hoping Beasley really has turned his life around. You can check out the rest of Reynold’s worthwhile piece here.
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