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Legion Hoops: Delonte West says LeBron James recruited him to the Cavs mid-game: “I remember we were sitting at the foul line, and LeBron James, he was like, man, I followed you in college… He was like, man, you want to come play with Cleveland? I thought he was just doing a veteran trick… But he was serious. He asked me to come play with Cleveland.”
Delonte West: "We were playing Cleveland, out in Seattle, the first month of the season, and I was cooking them. I remember we were sitting at the foul line, and LeBron James, he was like, man, I followed you in college. You remember that time I came to Philly at the Palestra to watch you play? And I was like, yeah, I remember. He was like, man, you want to come play with Cleveland? I thought he was just doing a veteran trick. (...) I thought he was just trying to get me out of my game by getting familiarity. But he was serious. He asked me to come play with Cleveland."
Delonte West: "It's true me and Mike Beasley, we going one-on-one. We grew up together, me and him, and Kevin Durant. It was young fellas, man. I remember they both chasing us around the house. Talk about some good times, you know. Chop it up by the big three. We going to talk about we how we played and make our way out to the best know and continue our rivalry man every day 101 in Shanghai. So you about to see two DC legends street ball player ball you know so y'all going to really enjoy that.
Speaking recently on Kick streamer N3on’s livestream, West shared how the James family still makes him feel belonged. “A lot of those guys that I play with, LeBron, he's my ‘him’, and you know his family…called my mom all the time to make sure I'm okay,” West said during the stream. “Miss Gloria (Gloria Marie James, LeBron’s mother). She called my mom; she’s still the same. You know, (she used to say) ‘Tell my son. I seen him; you better get it together, don't make me come take on',”
Former NBA guard Delonte West, a beloved figure who has faced difficult years since leaving the league, is stepping into a new arena, and he's getting a hand from one of the biggest names in streaming. In a video making the rounds on social media, popular Kick streamer N3on set West up with everything he needs to launch a streaming career of his own, and the reaction from the former sharpshooter was all smiles.
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Delonte West says he’s 100 days sober. On March 25, a man named Ted Sheely posted a video of West on Facebook. In it, West is wearing an all-black outfit with Jordans on his feet and a chain around his neck, holding a phone and an energy drink — and smiling. “Yeah, I’m out here with my man Ted, you know what I’m saying? Get your shine on,” West says in the video. “We out here in Florida. Uber just pulled up. Cadillac. We out here with Wellness Fitness & Performance. They got me right and tight. Today, I’m 100 days sober,” he added.
Delonte West has found himself in trouble with the law again -- the former NBA star was arrested last month in Virginia after he allegedly robbed an individual -- TMZ Sports has learned. Law enforcement tells us they received a call from a person who reported getting robbed and assaulted in the 5900 block of Richmond Highway in Belle Haven ... and claimed the culprit ran off on them.
When cops arrived on the scene, they learned the individual in question didn't get far. The caller pointed out the man across the street as the one they were looking for. It turned out to be West, whom officials in the area have unfortunately become familiar with over the years. We're told he was taken into custody without further incident, and he posted a $1,000 bond. They say the total amount taken from the victim was around $23. He's due back in court in March. We reached out to his lawyer for comment ... but have not heard back.
Delonte West found himself back in the slammer in Virginia -- this time, for a scary situation. The former NBA star was taken into custody on Nov. 3 after the Fairfax County Police Department received a call for service regarding a male found unconscious and not breathing, the department tells us.
Officers arrived at the scene at a section of Fair Haven Avenue and Richmond Highway with EMS, and found him to be breathing. Police tell us they offered to take West to a hospital and he refused. He was so intoxicated, he was arrested for his own safety, they add. West has since been bonded out, and it's unclear if he will be facing any charges at this time.
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Delonte West has been arrested yet again, TMZ Sports has learned. The Fairfax County Police Department tells us ... the former NBA star was thrown behind bars in Virginia on Nov. 2 -- after he was accused of trespassing.
The FCPD says the allegations came down on Nov. 1 ... after a person reported that West would not leave an area in Huntington that he was banned from. The FCPD claims the complainant showed officers video surveillance that corroborated their story. A warrant for West's arrest was obtained a short time later. On Nov. 2, at around 8:48 PM, the FCPD says they found West walking near the Huntington Metro ... and he was arrested and held on a $1,000 bond.
Mark Cuban: "Delonte West… he’s fallen on some hard times. It’s been brutal with mental health illness. I thought we had him. I thought we had him turned around. We sent him down to Jason Williams’ place in Florida, and it’s like a farm. He’s making progress, sending pictures, emailing me, and I’m like, 'Yeah, we’re getting this.' Then Delonte throws his [expletive] over the fence and disappears. We bring him back again, he makes progress, and the same [expletive] happens. There’s only so much you can do. Mental illness is real. It is real, and you just don’t wish it away or rehab it away. I’ve got other friends I try to help, and you want to see them get better, but you can’t help on everything. Some things are just beyond your control."
Multiple criminal cases against former NBA guard Delonte West were dismissed Tuesday after Virginia prosecutors decided to no longer pursue charges against him, according to court records reviewed by ESPN. The cases centered on charges of felony drug possession and violation of pretrial conditions and were tied to separate arrests, the former on March 17 and the latter on June 6.