Delonte West Checks Into Rehab After Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Picks Him Up
The Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban picked up former NBA player Delonte West at a Dallas gas station on Monday and is helping him start his rehab treatment.
“I can just confirm that I found him and helped him,” Cuban told The Washington Post in an email on Monday. “The rest is up to Delonte and his family to tell.”
According to TMZ, Sources close to West report that his family and friends have been trying to get him to go to a drug rehabilitation facility and that Cuban has offered to pay for his treatment. After meeting with West’s mother at a hotel, West seemed willing to get help and checked in at a Florida facility. As of Tuesday morning, he has already started his programs.
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West’s well-being was a cause for concern again recently after images showing him on the streets of Dallas begging for money went viral.
West played his final NBA season for the Mavericks in 2012. He previously opened up about struggling with bipolar disorder and attempting to kill himself. He was spotted homeless on the streets years after.
Mark Cuban is a real one! Picks up Delonte West from a gas station after videos surface of Delonte begging for money in Texas pic.twitter.com/CvsdxXAJa5
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