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As someone who has had a negative relationship with alcohol and is 200 days sober, I can say that it definitely catches up with you. Things you got away with in your 20’s, will hold you back in your 30’s and can have irreparable damage as you get older.
Mookie I remember him as a 10 year old kid. I listened to the nets game on AM radio because my parents wouldnt order additional sports channel they played on l. I think he backed up Kenny Andersen at that time. And who can forget Derrick coleman. Loved that team
He's one of my all-time favorites! When he was at OU, he ripped guards off the dribble! On the regular. Thank you for this video. It's tragic, but sometimes life IS tragic.
Edward Long That's a fact! His defense was creepy good. He'd rip dudes and slide right to the finger roll😅 That OU team was nice! And them boys looked fun to be around.
That's crazy. Wish I was old enough to witness those great OU teams. Seems unreal to think OU was that good at basketball and had all that star power at one point.
Florida Gator 1 You nailed it, before I read your comment I thought that I was just kidding Myself when I was looking at some of His Pic & was thinking to Myself " You know He looks just like Michael Jordan". Then on the Pic that Jordan is Guarding Him & I scoped it out & I realized that Their Faces are The same except Michael Jordan in a lot Taller & The Front of Their Heads are The same but the back of their heads are different. Jordan has that Gary Peyton Hickey Hump on The back of His Head & Mookie got that Round Smooth Denver Bronco Mile High Stadium Backdrop Shaped Ass Head on The Back of His Head. Again You nailed it. I've also got some suspucious, check it out, both of their name starts with M's, Michael & Mookie, they both can ball , they both are the Stars of their Teams, they both like to play Golf, Same Shaped ass Head except the back is different, Mookie got that Smooth Round Handball shaped on the back of Head & Michael got that Camel shaped Digital Underground Humpty Hump, on the back of His Head. Well I bet somewhere down the line Them MF's is Brothers.
When I clicked this. I was hoping Gilbert’s story would make the cut😂 Damn I went to High School not far from where she was killed. God Bless the Family of Monica Murphy🙏🏾
RIP Stuart Scott former ESPN guy who set trends on Sports Center which ESPN guy's follow to this day facts, He loved when Mookie had a big night he would say that's Mmmookie from the corner, it's sad what happened to Mookie Blaylock. A tragedy.
@@mcfrisko834 poor people don't know what to do with astronomical amounts of money they go broke quicker then people that were raised in rich or middle class families. It's why a lot of winning lottery tickets are in poor areas. Poor people statically are not great with money
Mookie is my second cousin... never met him though my mom babysat him growing up. It's crazy to know how all this went down and has a tainted light on his legacy.
Mookie was one of my favorite point guards in the 90s. He had handles and also had a jump shot with some good defense Never thought to what happened to him
@@johncase2408 Yeah, I didn't know much about Mookie's problem but I liked his game. Michael R R use to be so high at games he was practically nodding out on the court... it was sad to watch... he was high all the time but could still play most nights. I'm in NY so seen it very often,
I met a sister of his at a club once. She was just as messed up as he was. Was all cool till she got in my truck and started talking about kicking these girls'(who had known her and invited us to their house afterwards) ass for no reason. Ended up taking her to to her place that ended up being a halfway house and I left. Was a big fan of his and Stacey King, being an Oklahoman. I would argue with your assessment on Harvey Grant's impact on that Sooners team, but I'm just happy to see Mookie get some acknowledgement. Didn't even mention that Pearl Jam's first name was Mookie Blaylock. Thanks for the Video!!!
This guy was a great player with stiff defenses. I remember his battles against the bulls and pacers. Those hawks was a very good team and mutimbo was one of my favorite players. I didn’t know about his other battles towards the end of his career! That I didn’t know at all
On the real they may as well should have signed Dominique Wilkins back even though he was just about done. I think he would have been more competitive.
Fast forward to about 5 mns to get to the mookie stuff. Note to the author. We don’t care about preliminary commentary. Just get to the main content. Thank you
Hello boss, until about a month ago I knew nothing about the NBA. But through videos like yours I'm getting familiarised and becoming a fan of the sport. Thanks for the videos, really enjoy your work.
Why did we have to suffer through that 4 minute long intro?! Man get to the point! I almost moved on to another video because what I came here to watch didn’t come on for 4 minutes. Next time just park that long intro and use a normal 30-45 second one. The attention span of many are short these days!
I lost my daughter in 2009 when a drunk driver ran a red light and killed her ,her dance teacher and two other people . He killed all 4 & 1 person survived. I am shocked that Mooky was never held accountable until it was too late.
This story is tragic smh. I remember those Hawks teams in the 90's with him, Stacey Augmon, and Steve Smith. My boys and I used to laugh because he looked like Jordan lmao. It's a shame how things turn out smh. Keep up the great work my brother!! I love your channel
I was incarcerated with Mookie in Savannah, Ga. Personally he’s good people, prayers for him and his family and those who ended up suffering for his addiction and Choices. We all fall short. 🙏🏾 God Bless
DIVISIONINCISION that’s a Fact, that’s why I stated addiction and choices. His addiction led him to continue to do what he was addicted too, his choices were made in an addicted mind frame forcing him to do the same things with the results getting worse. I can’t judge him, only can Stand on the outside looking in saying what I would or wouldn’t do in the situation. All in All that results in a form of Judgement. Then it’s who am I and how am I better than him. 🤷🏾♂️
Loved Mookie growing up, maybe as much for the fact that his niccname was the same as my father's as for his play on the court. Had no idea what became of him, truly sad to see such wasted potential. I hope he's doing well, addiction is a hellish road...
Antoine Walker also tried to help his Chicago neighborhood with his fortune. The gambling may have been a mistake. But the lifestyle puts these guys into insane peer pressure. MJ could at least finance his addiction with his income coming from all sorts of places. I think these guys try to escape from things by gambling. I can only imagine how much these guys get hounded. I feel for Walker at least. Others who blow their fortune, not really. I can at least respect Antoine Walker, the guy honestly tried to help people. Unfortunately, even wealth can't help everyone.
Agreed my friend; 'Toine helped so many in his family and had some bad investments too; When the money ran out, where were these people? Nowhere in sight...
Now it's all starting to make sense, me being a wizards fan, this is where a young Gilbert arenas picked up and learned bad habits and behavior from and did the same shit in Washington to young players like Nick young and Jarvis crittenton
Thanks for making this one, I remember him as a solid point guard in my youth and now, better than that after learning the game and watching this. Salute!
Got the opportunity to play basketball with him a couple times, his brother was a better shooter. I guarded him, made a good defense he called a foul, my brother said hey he is a NBA! That guy didn't seem that fast, but he could move faster then anybody Side ways, incredible heart, and competitive! Was really cool and everybody loves him in the neighborhood. Never knew he had drug problem, the Alcohol don't surprise me! Never knew he was in prison. So sorry he suffered like that! The neighborhood he came from was good but they kind of emulated the thug life, but he came from a good family. Livin for the City!
@@33greenleaf No. Data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) application estimated that between 2006-2010 there were 7,756 homicides annually that were attributed to excessive alcohol use (i.e. victims had a BAC > 0.10%).
@@rickb2432 you said “Mookie’s problems”, then divert to one specific incident of his many problems? This video was about his career shortcomings, financial troubles, and legal woes. It wasn’t solely about his guilt in a traffic homicide. If you’re making the argument that alcohol caused his DUIs, you’d have a valid point. Saying his “problems” were due to alcohol, and weed didn’t play a part is ignorant at best, and flat out misinformation at worst.
@@markfloors6988 who is talking about combination? Maybe alcohol leads to weed. I don't know many, if any, stoners who would get stoned and say "let's get wasted." But how many drunks want to go smoke a joint?
@@duffborgwardt8512 Guess you never experienced getting "high" huh? I HAVE had experience, started smoking weed at the age of 12 years old, hanging out in the streets of NYC, you NEVER get totally drunk and want to smoke weed or get totally high off weed that you would want alcohol, weed and alcohol are social drugs, so in any neighborhood in NYC (I have family that lived in Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Manhattan, except Staten Island), I was ALL over those four boroughs as a youth (in the early 80's), and had friends and hangouts, almost everyday and everywhere I went, you started with weed AND alcohol TOGETHER! It was extremely rare to have one without the other (pretty boring getting high with only one drug), now when you were as social as I was, yea...you would meet certain people that were an exception to the rules, that only did one thing (either it be smoking or drinking), but that was RARE! Most would start with BOTH weed and alcohol (usually beer or wine), you didn't want hard liquor (anything over 30 proof) to combine with weed! We were NOT looking to get wasted! Especially if you had to travel to get back home, you wanted a good "high" but still kinda kept your head if you had to travel on the bus or train. I am 54 now self employed as a flooring contractor, so what is your story?
Im here to say that despite what was off court, mookie is one of the BEST ABOVE AVERAGE PLAYERS IN HISTORY. u can match him against anyone and will hold his own against any defensive wizard in that era.
AndreaBaixinho Facts... Crazy cause what caused the accident is drinking, but an accident like that would make you want to drink more if that makes sense.
He drinks a lot and he be having seizures that’s just pics of his getting out the hospital I know dude personally I couldn’t tell he was broke hell he was buying every body drinks and everything
Taxes, overhead(agent, assistants, other staff) and life style is what makes players go broke. Everyone doesn’t blow through money but, they live beyond their means for sure. Let’s look at a hypothetical 1 million contract. You are taxed at the highest rate, then you have state taxes if you live in a state that has them. Then your overhead, like agent and assistants and anyone one else you have on payroll. And they get their cut off your pre tax, which leaves you with less money. At the end of the day, a 1 million contract can look like a 500k contract on the high end. Add in the over head, now you get the picture. That contract can end up lookin like 300k-400k depending on over head. Now add in a house and other life style choices…
The band Pearl Jam was originally called Mookie Blaylock, but understandably had to change it. But they did name their first album "10", which was the number he wore. I know that sounds like some goofy sh*t that I just made up, but it's a true story, nonfiction.
And these miserable American hating liberal Democrats want you to believe there systemic racism what a deal he got looks like the system isn't that racist at all
Why am I just finding this out. I have many 90 basketball cards stored of him. Thought they probably worth something but now I see why I never seen a sold card of his.
That %60 is a shock number because it includes the ppl that may have just played a yr or 2 n why aren’t there shows about broke baseball or hockey players 🤔🤔🤔🤔 hmmm I wonder why that is
Man Big Shout out to Vin Baker He didn't think he was better than anyone and wasn't above taking a 9 to 5. That's more than I can say for the couple that got into selling large amounts of drugs to maintain a life style. Vin Baker & Latrell Sprewell are not the same.
John TheBaptist Them boys was giggin 😅 lol!! The 90s man... Dudes didn't care about dancing. Now it's all this cool stuff. They look like a fun squad to be around.
In his 4 years total in college, he took up bartender after his NBA career is very disappointing. It's important to have a backup plan and beyond because you don't need to "put all your eggs in one basket".
