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[–] Drifterbee 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

"Robinson made some $5 million in the NBA, but spent it on a lavish lifestyle. He went through money so irresponsibly, he neglected to pay his bills. He was forced into bankruptcy in 1998."

$5M in 1998 is about $7.5M today.

Somehow I've managed to live my entire life on a fraction of that and I never had a basketball windfall. Is it because I'm white?

No, it's because I learned to do basic math and balance a checkbook. At least he found his right place in life, penniless and in jail.