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Broke (2012)
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9
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9/25
9/25:
When I saw Broke for the first time back in 2012, it was eye-opening.
Earlier, there were articles that came out about former football and basketball players declaring
bankruptcy despite making $xx million of dollars throughout their careers. It didn't make sense to me at the
time, but the documentary pretty much explained everything: the houses, the cars, the bling, the women, the
baby mamas, the large entourage, the gambling, the "investments," the taxes, and so on which added up rather
quickly.
My favorite confessor is Andre "Bad Moon" Rison. In fact, there should've been annual sequels with him being
the host as long as he has the shades on. It'll be like Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. At least, the
upside for the broke players to appear is getting paid, so why not tell stories about their outrageous spending?
Since then, I haven't seen anything new reported. There might be an occasional player going broke but
not en masse. I'm quite sure many of them would be fine afterwards because of their pension, depending on how
long they played in the league, but I don't know about the medical bills though. If there's anybody who
deserves number one in terms of shocking bankruptcies, it's Mike Tyson. What happened to his $400 million
fortune remains mind-boggling like his pet tigers.
All in all, Broke will always be relevant.