http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4761 Recent articles about Antoine Walker en-us CHICAGO (AP) -- Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker is apologizing for "unacceptable" living conditions at Chicago buildings owned by his companies. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:03:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ex_NBA_star_sorry_about_poor_housing_properties/1647173 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ex_NBA_star_sorry_about_poor_housing_properties/1647173 After playing a somewhat successful career in a Boston Celtics uniform Antoine Walker has only gone down hill since. Following his play in Boston he played in Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Minnesota but was never more than a bench player. Since having his contract bought out by the Memphis Grizzlies nothing positive has come out of Antoine. He has [...] Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:31:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Wiggles_Into_More_Trouble/1646589 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Wiggles_Into_More_Trouble/1646589 Former Celtics F Antoine Walker made the papers this summer after being charged with passing bad checks in an attempt to pay gambling debts. Sadly, that’s a slightly more pleasant portrait of ‘Toine compared to the following story by the Chicago Tribune’s Antonio Olivio, who reports Walker’s real estate companies — Walker Ventures LLC and [...] Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:51:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/8216Toine_Not_Merely_Sucky_At_Shot_SelectionFinancial_Planning_But_A_Slumlord_To_Boot/1646490 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/8216Toine_Not_Merely_Sucky_At_Shot_SelectionFinancial_Planning_But_A_Slumlord_To_Boot/1646490 Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker is apologizing for "unacceptable" living conditions at Chicago buildings owned by his companies. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:45:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_apologizes_for_conditions_at_Ill_buildings/1646225 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_apologizes_for_conditions_at_Ill_buildings/1646225 Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker is apologizing for "unacceptable" living conditions at Chicago buildings owned by his companies. Walker told the Chicago Tribune he wants to "humbly apologize" to everyone who's been affected by the failings of his companies, Walker Ventures LLC and AW Realty LLC. One building has been described as a slum nuisance by the city. A broken sewer pipe filled the basement with feces and debris, and bricks tumbled from the building&#39... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:44:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Walker_apologizes_for_building_conditions/1646278 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Walker_apologizes_for_building_conditions/1646278 Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker is apologizing for 'unacceptable' living conditions at Chicago buildings owned by his companies. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:26:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Former_All_Star_Walker_sorry_for_building_conditions/1646209 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Former_All_Star_Walker_sorry_for_building_conditions/1646209 Walker 'humbly apologizes' for 'failings of my company' The Prairie Avenue apartment building -- described by the city as a slum nuisance -- sits a short drive from where Antoine Walker once dominated basketball games, a prodigy at Mount Carmel High School on his way to escaping South Side poverty to become a fabulously wealthy NBA star. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:46:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/City_targets_ex_NBA_star_Walker_for_slum_housing/1645883 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/City_targets_ex_NBA_star_Walker_for_slum_housing/1645883 Antoine Walker, former NBA player and Chicago high school hoops legend, has fallen on some hard times.  Although he made millions during his playing career, he has had all kinds of financial problems ranging from being robbed to owing millions in gambling debts. Well the news for Antoine is about to get a lot worse.  In [...] Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:38:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Sued_for_Filled_Building/1645848 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Sued_for_Filled_Building/1645848 Former NBA forward, Antoine Walker still owes money to three Las Vegas casinos. The 33-year-old wrote 3 bad checks and failed to pay $822K of $1M worth of loans to casinos in a 6-month span between July 2008 and January 2009. Walker has reportedly earned more than $108M in his 13-year NBA career. Where has all the money gone? Either he's made bad investments or he's tricked it all away. But a man that has made that much money should have $800K put up somewhere. Wheth... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Walker_still_owes_money_to_Vegas_casinos/1552119 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Walker_still_owes_money_to_Vegas_casinos/1552119 If you're not familiar with all this Antoine Walker talk, go get yourself up to speed. If you happen to run across a stat line that needs consideration, send it here. Before we dive into this week's recipient, we would like to take a moment to send some well wishes to the inspiration for this award, Mr. Antoine Walker. Mr. Walker has fell on hard times financially and legally.  But we're sure he wouldn't want us to stop the "Stat Line Of The Week" tr... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walkers_Stat_Line_Of_The_Week/1514160 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walkers_Stat_Line_Of_The_Week/1514160 Shira Springer of the BOSTON GLOBE has the stunning story of Antoine Walker, who has apparently already blown $110M in career earnings, owing millions in unpaid pills and casino markers while possibly facing up to a decade or more of prison time. (Summa Cum Laude in Tyson & Barkley School of Finance) Springer’s piece opens with [...] Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:06:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Blew_110M_Facing_10_Yrs_Jail/1437063 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Blew_110M_Facing_10_Yrs_Jail/1437063 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Blew_110M_Facing_10_Yrs_Jail/1437063 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c0ac99e255645f383459f1c26254320584e03b29/small/antoine83590244.jpg The saga of Antoine Walker as a basketball player was a narrative of squandered talent. He was big yet deft, a power forward equipped with a shooting guard's touch, but never consistently made those skills part of a winning team, making three All-Star teams and reaching the Eastern Conference Finals just once. He also, to put it kindly, expanded his physique. This is the sort of decline that takes a player good enough to earn a maximum contract in 1999 and makes him a salary figure acquir... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:31:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Picked_the_Wrong_Place_to_Do_Too_Much_The_Real_World/1431396 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Antoine_Walker_Picked_the_Wrong_Place_to_Do_Too_Much_The_Real_World/1431396 The Globe has an expose on the financial troubles facing former Celtics star Antoine Walker. The Cliffs Notes version: Walker likely squandered most of his $110 million fortune. Aside from the extravagant lifestyle; homes, cars, custom suits, watches, etc, Walker also supported 70 friends and family members. Former teammates say 'Toine always took care of them, paying for limos and the biggest dinner bills.Not only does Walker owe casinos, he also owes money to several credit card compan... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:43:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Sad_Sad_Story_of_Antoine_Walker/1430664 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Sad_Sad_Story_of_Antoine_Walker/1430664