NBA players who were/are bout that life

[ISHGoat]

Players who, had they not made the NBA, would currently be: doing 25 to life, gangbanging, or working with chokefree at mcdicks.

My vote goes to Lebron. You can telling from his demeanor on the court that he'd be a gang boss. If shits going rough for his crew, he'd join up and head another elite crew.

Honorable mentions:
Stephen Jackson
Monta "have it all" Ellis
Javaris (doing time even tho dis ***** had it made)
DWade
DRose


Bonus - players who are not bout that life
Kobe
Steph
KD

[Legends66NBA7]

James Johnson would literally kill any NBA player if he wanted too.

[Haymaker]

DWade



:roll:

[SpaceJam]

Metta World 'Not so much' Peace

[ISHGoat]

:roll:

Dwyane Wade was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, to JoLinda and Dwyane Wade, Sr. In 1977, JoLinda, at the age of 18, already had two children. Wade has described his upbringing in Chicago as being very difficult. Wade stated that "[his] mom was on drugs and [his] family was in the gang environment, so it was a rough childhood." At a very young age, Wade already witnessed police raids and found dead bodies several times in a nearby garbage can. When he was only 4 months old, his parents separated - and would later divorce. Jolinda was given custody of the two children, and she moved to her mother's house with them. The family struggled financially, and it was around that time when Jolinda started dealing drugs. His mom was addicted to several substances including cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, and cocaine. JoLinda would get high with friends at her home, even in the presence of her children. In an interview with ESPN, Wade said "I've seen the needles laying around the house. I've seen my mother shoot up before. I've seen a lot of things my mother didn't even know I'd seen as a kid." At the age of 6, he recalls police - with guns drawn - raiding his home as they searched for his mother. When Wade turned 8 years old, his older sister, Tragil, tricked him - by telling him they were going to the movies - into living with his father, a former Army sergeant, and stepmother in a nearby neighborhood. Wade would still occasionally visit his mom. A year later, his father moved the family to Robbins, Illinois.[3] After moving to Robbins, Wade didn't see his mother for two years. During this time, JoLinda was able to access a free supply of drugs by volunteering to be a tester - i.e., someone who tests street drugs for impurities before the dealers try to sell them. JoLinda was hospitalized and nearly died after she mistakenly injected herself with LSD. In 1994, JoLinda was arrested for possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell and locked up in Cook County Jail. Wade, at the age of 10, reunited with his mom by talking with her at Cook County Jail through a glass panel over a telephone. JoLinda served 23 months in prison for her crimes, but while serving her second sentence in 1997, she failed to report to prison while on work release.[4]

Wade turned to sports, especially basketball and football, to avoid the temptations of participating in drug and gang-related activities. Wade's mom and dad would often take him to the park to play basketball. He cites one of his older sisters, Tragil, as the individual most responsible for his childhood upbringing and for steering him in the proper direction.[5] As a child growing up in the Chicago area, Wade idolized Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan,[6][7] and has said he patterns his game after him..

[aj1987]

:roll:
Why are you laughing?

[yobore]

James Johnson would literally kill any NBA player if he wanted too.
The question is basically who would be a thug if they weren't in the NBA. James Johnson would be in MMA if he wasn't in the NBA.

[Haymaker]

My bad, didn't know about all that. :eek:

[Legends66NBA7]

The question is basically who would be a thug if they weren't in the NBA. James Johnson would be in MMA if he wasn't in the NBA.

True, but he has had off court issues.

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Z bo

[kurple]

Korver

[swagga]

ibaka
rasheed wallace in his youth
leon powe
reggie evans
stephen jackson
artest
gilbert arenas
caron butler
isiah thomas
stackhouse
iverson

[ISHGoat]

ibaka
rasheed wallace in his youth
leon powe
reggie evans
stephen jackson
artest
gilbert arenas
caron butler
isiah thomas
stackhouse
iverson

Artest was an obvious one.

Rasheed Wallace, Arenas, Iverson all seem like good thug candidates.

This thread is getting a little dark tho, lets get some diversity. I say Jonas Valanciunas would be thugging it up in East Europe if he didnt make the league.

[SouBeachTalents]

What would have become of Rodman if he never made the NBA?

[PAOK]

Pekovic definately looks like the typical Balkan thug/hooligan. Big, scary looking guy, raised in a war-torn ex-yugoslav republic... it's either basketball or the streets

http://i.cdn.turner.com/drp/nba/magic/sites/default/files/styles/main_gallery_photo__480_tall/public/gettyimages-490520906.jpg

[ISHGoat]

Pekovic definately looks like the typical Balkan thug/hooligan. Big, scary looking guy, raised in a war-torn ex-yugoslav republic... it's either basketball or the streets

http://i.cdn.turner.com/drp/nba/magic/sites/default/files/styles/main_gallery_photo__480_tall/public/gettyimages-490520906.jpg

still looks thug as hell

[Overdrive]

Pekovic definately looks like the typical Balkan thug/hooligan. Big, scary looking guy, raised in a war-torn ex-yugoslav republic... it's either basketball or the streets

http://i.cdn.turner.com/drp/nba/magic/sites/default/files/styles/main_gallery_photo__480_tall/public/gettyimages-490520906.jpg

In winter I play with a lot of ex-yus and some of them have a similar appearance, but mostly they're nice guys. I think the majority of them is glad they got away from the war mongering back in the 90s and don't wanna stir shit here and create problems they fled from.

[HoopologyPhD]

Tony Allen anyone? Heard they needed to have extra security at games when he was with Boston because there was a price on his head.

[Legends66NBA7]

What would have become of Rodman if he never made the NBA?

Would have remained an Airport janitor in Dallas, I guess.

[IncarceratedBob]

JR SMITH. Thuggiest thug of them all

[tomtucker]

JR SMITH. Thuggiest thug of them all

pretty sure he is just fake wanna be tough guy

[12th]

Shawn Kemp - Cocaine use, has 20 kids, notorious bad tipper

[Bosnian Sajo]

SJax was a member of the bloods throughout his entire NBA career, dumb af.

Crawford
Big Cous
Quincy Pondexer
Markieff Morris and Marcus


And of course, Melo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnaoVV46hk4

[4 Inches]

Caron Butler- Caught a few bodies but people don't know about that
Byron Scott-He's a crip
Deshawn Stevenson-Gangbanger in his youth
Ivan Johnson- He's a blood
Matt Barnes-A member of the Latin Kings

[FatComputerNerd]

What about The Birdman?

Also White Chocolate

[FatComputerNerd]

JR SMITH. Thuggiest thug of them all

Grew up in a wealthy family in the suburbs. Is not a real thug.

[Bosnian Sajo]

What about The Birdman?

Also White Chocolate

Not a thug, he's a pedophile who thinks he's a thug cause dude been to jail. No, you touch little kids. You ain hard.

[tomSR.]

Not a thug, he's a pedophile who thinks he's a thug cause dude been to jail. No, you touch little kids. You ain hard.
he was falsely accused

[zbott]

Laimbeer :rockon:

[thefatmiral]

Big ben? Don't know his past but I could assume

[SwayDizzle]

Timmy D is NOT about that life

[SwayDizzle]

If MJ didn't have basketball, he'd be murdered for not being good on his bets.