RE: These stories are no different than the professional athletes(50% of NBA players, etc.) that go broke after making millions
Actually, the stats are even more dire than that....
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyson-hartnett/why-athletes-go-broke-and_b_6812864.html
In 2009, Sports Illustrated did a study of former NFL and NBA players.
This is what the study showed:
After only 2 years of retirement, 78 percent of NFL players were either broke or struggling financially.
Within 5 years of retirement, 60 percent of NBA players are broke.
Racism for sure/sar