NBA great Adrian Dantley ended up on the street after his playing career came to an end in 1991, but don't worry—he's there by choice.
According to Dave McKenna of Deadspin, the NBA Hall of Famer is currently working as a crossing guard in Silver Spring, MD.
If you were only aware of the headline, it'd be easy to immediately feel some sympathy for Dantley. Stories of NBA players failing to plan their financial futures are all too common these days, and learning of Dantley's new vocation would lead to the logical conclusion that he'd fallen on hard times.
Fortunately, that's not the case.
Dantley, notoriously frugal throughout his illustrious career, only took the job so he could get the health benefits. If there's anything about this story that should evoke some pity, it's the fact that the NBA doesn't provide coverage for its former employees.
Well, that and the fact that players today with less than half the skill of Dantley are practically rolling in dough.
Adrian Dantley is working as a crossing guard and Kwame Brown probably just bought his 3rd Bently. Life is so cruel. deadsp.in/1dVaATF
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NBA Great Adrian Dantley Working as Crossing Guard
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