Over the past week, Mark Cuban has been receiving praise for taking the time to help former NBA player Delonte West.
West had been going viral on social media ever since a photo of him surfaced holding up signs and asking for money. Delonte had been going through hard times while also battling addiction and problems with his mental health. However, last month, after being spotted in Dallas, the Dallas Mavericks owner picked him up from a gas station and helped him reconnect with his family.
On the Pardon My Take podcast, Cuban stopped by to talk about how he was able to connect with West and shared updates on how he was doing.
“We had tried to help Delonte before, and it didn’t work out,” Cuban explained. “I don’t think he was ready yet. And then I saw all the pictures and people saying that he was in Dallas, and where he was, I-75 and 635, which is like two miles from my house. And so I start driving around looking for him and went and hunted down his mom’s phone number. Got ahold of his mom and basically, you know, asked her for his number, and got his number, left a message for him. And, you know, he didn’t call me back for a few days. Then he called me back and I told him, Delonte, don’t move. I’m coming to get you. And that’s what I did.”
Last Friday, Cuban tweeted a photo of a healthier and happier looking West horseback riding. “Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you, Delonte West. A long, long , long way to go, but he has taken the first steps and shared these with all of us as a thank you for the love and support,” Cuban wrote on Twitter.
Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you, Delonte West . A long, long , long way to go, but he has taken the first steps and shared these with all of us as a thank you for the love and support. pic.twitter.com/555twAEVDP
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 9, 2020
According to TMZ, Delonte is currently in the detox phases of his rehab treatment which will help him cleanse out all of the toxins, drugs, or alcohol he may have left lingering in his body. Cuban recently shared that after the horseback riding picture they went skydiving.
We all hope that Delonte Keeps up the good work and is able to make a full recovery!
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