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Former NBA players John Salley and Antoine Walker and NFL player turned businessman Damion Gregory sat down on BET’s “Don’t Sleep” hosted by TJ Holmes to discuss athletes who go broke after leaving the game.
In an episode entitled: “GAME OVER: Sports and Money in Black America,” Salley, who entered the NBA at 19, offered sound financial advice for young players entering the league.
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Walker, who appeared on ESPN’s 30 for 30: Broke Documentary, recently declared bankruptcy and speaks candidly about the poor financial decisions he made throughout the years.
Coincidentally, former Real Housewife of Atlanta, Sheree Whitfield (ex-wife of retired NFL player Bob Whitfield) joined the panel to talk about finances as well.
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One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn’t belong. Can you tell which thing is not like the others…. by the time I finish my song? *sing along*
[Sidebar: Keep your eye on John Salley while Sheree speaks. Those side-eye's he throws = "PRICELESS"!]
Watch the full episode of “Don’t Sleep” hosted by T.J. Holmes below…
Full Show: T.J. Holmes talks to Antoine Walker, John Salley, Damion Gregory and Sheree Whitfield about the problems athletes have with money and then T.J. talks to Gabby Douglas about Olympic fame. (12/12/12)
There was a whole lot going on during that episode! I wonder if they reached out to Allen Iverson?
To be fair, if any woman was going to sit on the panel representing a “broke” NFL player, it may as well have been Sheree Whitfield. *shrug*
What did you think of the ‘Broke Baller’ episode of TJ Holme’s ‘Don’t Sleep’?
Ha! They probably have more than her.
Wait! Hold up.. Michelle, please don’t think I’m being facetious,but aren’t you dating Sheree’s exhusband? How does he feel about her going on this show?
wow!! hold the phone…i need the tea on that! are you dateing her ex husband?? Someone is keeping secrets from the children!
Chile Auntie Sandra rose mentioned that on her blog a few months ago..about our cousin Michelle here.. Chelle has yet to confirm or deny that tidbit though
I remember that post. I think FreddyO did a video with Bob too asking him about it and HE (Bob) confirmed it.
Didn’t Tameka Raymond post a picture on her instagram of them on vacation recently? Michelle ain’t slick but if she is dating that monster it’s smart to keep it on the low. He ain’t cute!
it makes my ass ache that this woman goes above and beyond bringing u nosey mofo’s the tea and all some of you can think to do is worry about whose in her bed. messy messy messy
anywho THIS is not a good look for Sheree try again honey.
she is trying to stay relevant! cause she needs a few more dollars to finish up the construction zone, oops I’m sorry i mean shatu sheree.
when you wanna throw shade at least KNOW HOW TO SPELL BOOBOO!!
it’s CHATEAU
Girl please tell me you not dating a man who sticks out his tongue in court and spends absolutely no time nurturing his son or helping him with his football. And let’s nt even get inti all the dodging of child support and moving away to LA from his children. Shame
I heard Sheree ran through that man’s money he did right to run from her money hungry but broke ass AND did u not notice that he was closer to her oldest daughter then she was. That oldest girl is not his child I find it hard to believe that he would embrace your and not his own kids. Stop believing the hype.
This was not the show for her to be featured on…Money problems????….oh my God..why did she do it? I hope she got paid some type of stipend for this embarrassment!
She didn’t make a dime…but she contributed in spending it..but she didn’t know what was going on..and now she’s broke…OMG….LMAO…now why was she on this segment again????
Nope it was NOT the show for her AT ALL! And Michelle you are a fool for that One of these things is not like the other song.
They was throwing crazy shade at her. Asking her was she a contribution to the problem. Sheree is nuts for spending up the money without knowing how much is there, how much is coming in and how long it will last. I know 10 years olds with better common knowledge than her.
It was a great show..Ms Sheree brought insight from a real ballers wife. Unlike many of these so called fake girlfriends..
what insight did she bring again?
That trusting your husband to take care of the finances is a big mistake.
I know…I didn’t see anything Sheree said or did wrong. Obviously her fame/money came from her being married to a professional athlete…and as we know from watching RHOA. Her finances changed when she went through the divorce. Bob claiming he know longer has the money he made while in the NFL. *side eye* I don’t care what Michelle or anyone is tryin to say…at least Sheree got up and is tryin to make things happen for herself and children.
But, I kind of got the feeling TJ Holmes was tryin to imply…that these women are some how responsible for these guys going broke. Number one, everyone story and lifestyle is different. Some of these guys get married and have five or six other women that they take care of. How is that the wives fault?
The only person responsible for taking care of these guys finances is the athlete. The wife can only suggest and do so much.
Athletes are to blame for why they always go broke after retirement because they blow all of their money on stupid stuff like women, houses, cars. They don’t think about life after the NBA or NFL.
Yes I believe she is dating Bob! But I have to give it to you, Michelle, it doesn’t appear that you are being biased on reporting this story about Sheree. But Bob seems a bit childish to me, you can do better.
I honestly have no idea why Sheree was on the show. It wasn’t even like she contributed to the topic in any meaningful way. Maybe she didn’t want to tell all Bob’s business, but she sitting there acting clueless like she doesn’t know how he lost his money b/c she wasn’t involved in the finances. So, again what did you come on the show to say Sheree? But she sure was quick to correct John Salley when he mispronounced her name! She’s a mess.
thanks for posting Michele, valuable information on the show,,& for those wondering about if she is dating Sheree’s ex, if she is or isn’t remember you only saw a small part of his life on TV…
We know it’s money, cars and jewelry that pro-athletes go broke buying. I think Sheree was on the show to speak from the perspective of a gold digger who takes the money.
She stuttered through it but when she said she didn’t know he was broke until they were going through the divorce, it was because he had already hid the money he didn’t want her to know about. Bob only went broke after she took all of his money during their divorce and appealed to get more. TJ knew what he was doing when he asked her to do the show.
And John Salley wanted so bad to rip her a new one! He could hardly contain himself. I got my life when TJ called him out for his "facial expressions"!
Well…Sheree should not have been that chick…reppin the Gold Digger…I think her marriage was real to her. Now, if he was looking for gold diggers…he should have invited one of the cast from Basketball Wives MIA/LA..all those girls ONLY date athletes. so, that’s a gold digger..sweetie. Sheree’s marriage didn’t work out. A large percentage of those guys end up divorced…two, or three times. So, whatever. 30 mintues is not really enough time to address all the ill’s of black athletes, money and their lifesytles. sorry.
OH LAWD JESUS ITS A FARRRYER!! I can understand why Sheree would be included on any panel that deals with a celebrity’s lack of funds, especially in light of that "chateaux" debacle. But why is her hair twisted in that uncomfortable looking knot, while her face looks stretched, aged and over-powdered? That monadic dress does nothing for the once-attractive Sheree. Has she now decided to become a Druid priest?
Or did she tape this interview immediately prior to hopping on her broom en route to Kansas to kill the Munchkins?
*Dead*
Question: Is Ant rich people broke or Poor people broke?
I get the impression that John is a no non sense type of man,and I would want to hear more about the guy who made less than the "star" players and currently runs a profitable realestate business.
Sherree! I don’t know why she was there because if someone you watched Realhousewives of Atlanta when she on there. You would be scratchin your head too!.
@ Philly….Ant is rich people broke…I guess or should I say Stupid people broke…LOL
I agree it would have been nice to hear more from Damain…He seem like a real person. But, he wasn’t a superstar highly paid player. I guess TJ is sayin maybe that’s the difference. Damain parlayed his connections and money into something else once he left the NFL. I think to, what TJ didn’t address is that a lot of these guys don’t have stand up men as role models growing up.
Why are y’all jumpin on Sheree? lol ..she was tasteful in her answers…she could have put Big Bob out there. But, she did not. Like she said on the show she cares about the man and the way she represents him because of their children. But, Bob was no saint…or great husband…so please! These women have nice lives as far as spending money 9that they are given) but, they put up with a lot. So, remember that.
Thanks! for answering my question. All the focus was on how much Ant made and lost it all. During the course of the convo did anyone say he was so broke That he be standing in the goverment cheese line. ( No shade! Those of us who remember the big block of cheese made one helleva grilled cheese sandwich)
I was just woundering.
Oh boy… I remember the cheese! We had one block, and I think it lasted for a year. It made awesome grilled cheese sandwiches. But I liked to put a slice of it on a piece of bread, place it under the broiler and let it brown. Good eatin’!
umm…sheree didn’t know about the money that SHE was spending…bish please!!
Who better to talk about poor spending habits?
Who better to talk about brokeazzness?
A fashion show with no fashion! bwahahaha! Chile!
Caviar taste on a colt 45 budget!
"Caviar taste on a colt 45 budget!"..See, how be actin up, Lockstress?I had some crazy shyt to say about Sheree, but ur ass got me laughin so hard, I lost my damn train of thought. You dun pushed me over the edge with that one damn line-TOO DAMN FUNNY.
*how you….I couldn’t even type right, I was laughin so hard.
I think this episode was just plain out aimed for Ms. Whitfield. I think she is just too dumb to realize that.
Well if Michelle is dating Bob, it would explain all the shade thrown Sheree’s way. People talked about her because she was a housewife, and now she is not… why are we still concerned?
I had to google Bob Whitfield and Michelle’s name together just to see what the big deal is. Why are so many people so mad? They’re both single right?
Sheree’s desperate attempt to stay relevant.
We got it, you are broke. But still was trying to build a house and buying Porsches.
Lesson we learned as a children: money don’t grow on trees.
Welcome back to reality. Now have a seat and shut the fuck up! And I believe we just checked you Boo!..LOL
@atlien this was another great post by you. I would strongly suggest you research this topic of "ATHLETES WHO WERE ONCE RICH, BUT NOW THEY’RE ALMOST POOR" and post more of these stories here. Because if nothing else, this "TOPIC" does keep people talking a lot more than ever.
Damn another post that is "reaching"…No shade was thrown at Sheree whatsoever…Damn most of yall were glued to this episode in the hopes of picking up the slightest thing that could make Sheree look bad…It’s really sad…People all always quick to remark about someone else and don’t even have their lives straight…Go Sheree! Keep your haters focused on you…They LOVE you girl!
I’m not a fan of Sheree, but I think she did a good job of reflecting the arrows aimed her way. The reason why she was asked to be on that show was to villainize the "Golddigger". It’s clear the reasons why a lot of these players loose their money are due to a lack of money managment skills and bad investments with all their different family and friends. They need to learn how to say NO!
Bottomline people that aren’t used to money (especially millions) don’t know how to manage it; or even have the foresight to hire a finance person. And even if people give them money advice; most people don’t listen. Like Oprah, and Bill Cosby have said….sign all the checks. In other words know where your money is going. For the record; over half of lottery winners also end up broke
It’s sad that (some) ballers haven’t matured past the Bling Bling, and trying to keep up with The Jones. Who are they trying to impress? It’s like people in the hood driving around in BMWs and Benzs. Duuuuuuh we all know that if you REALLY had some money $$$ you wouldn’t still be living in the hood.
Damion Gregory made it out alive because he was humbled by the fact that he didn’t make as much as the top tier players. He didn’t wine or cry. He just used the opportunity to do good later. For that he is a good man. Money doesn’t change you; it brings out the real you. It blinds you from seeing 5 minutes past your own hand. A wise woman, who paid off 30,000 dollars in debt, once said "Don’t try to keep up with the Jones because the Jones are broke!"