Before the NBA went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a video surfaced of former Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks point guard Delonte West getting punched and stomped in the street, then yelling nonsensically while in the Prince George County (Maryland) area.
West then popped up again last week when he was seen asking for money in the Dallas area. That’s when Mark Cuban decided to step in.
The Mavericks owner was spotted picking up West at a gas station by TMZ on Monday. Cuban later confirmed the report with Tim McMahon of ESPN.
McMahon is also reporting West’s “family and friends have been trying to get West to go to a drug rehabilitation facility and that Cuban has offered to pay for his treatment.”
As the news circulated social media, Brooklyn Nets point guard Jamal Crawford made sure to join those recognizing Cuban for his efforts, tweeting:
S/O @mcuban . REAL!!!! 🙌🏾
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) September 29, 2020