What could have been of the twin towers. I still say that he would have been better than Hakeem had he not had that horrendous injury. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2059499 Sampson owes thousands of dollars to two daughtersAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. -- Former NBA player Ralph Sampson was arrested Friday in Atlanta on two felony counts of failing to pay court-ordered child support, U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty said. Sampson, 44, faces a maximum possible sentence of two years in prison and a fine of $250,000 on each charge if convicted. A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted Sampson on May 4. One of the counts alleges that Sampson failed to keep up with child support for a daughter in Falmouth, Va., as ordered by a judge who sentenced him to two years' probation in 2003. Sampson owes more than $6,000 to that daughter, McNulty said. Sampson also is charged with failing to comply with a 1988 order that he pay $1,500 a month in child support for a daughter in Alexandria, Va. As of April 30, Sampson owed more than $247,500 in that case, McNulty said. Fred Heblich, who represented Sampson in the 2003 case, said in a telephone interview that he hadn't heard from Sampson and knew nothing about the new charges. The 7-foot-4 Sampson, who starred at the University of Virginia and now lives in suburban Atlanta, was the first pick of the 1983 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. Court documents in the 2003 case showed Sampson was paid $539,060 in 1999 and $134,765 in 2000 by the Sacramento Kings. In 2001, he earned $11,207 while employed by a number of organizations, including NBA Entertainment.
Another stupid jock, he is probably broke now. I have no sympathy for people who makes millions and waste it all.
I remember he had some problems with this before. I don't think he ended up in jail, but he was wanted. He found a way to come up with the money then, but apparently it was only a band-aid. I understand where people are coming from who don't have pity on him. But this isn't the normal case. I don't think he imagined he would go from one of the best to being plagued with injuries in just a few years. If it was a career that was longer and near the end of it he hadn't put away a cent, then that would be one thing. On the other hand he could have saved some early in his career just to be safe, but he might not have seen the need to.
they also didn't make the kind of jack back then that these players today are fortunate enough to make (and they still don't think its enough rolleyes: ...lol):
I agree. Back then the maximum salary for Magic Johnson and Larry was like 2 million a year. Think about how much that compares to the salaries offered nowadays: Here's a cool feature on him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Sampson
