TMZ.com is reporting that Isaiah Rider, JR, has a $30,000 bench warrant issued for him. This is not the beginning of his problems but it has been the slow death of any career in the NBA.

• 5th round draft pick
• All Star Rookie Team selection
• Won the Slam Dunk competition in his rookie year.
• Year Two he won an ESPY for best play in the NBA.
• Played for 5 different NBA teams with moments of brilliance.

J.R. could do some amazing things on the court. He could score and hustle…but not consistency. One the naturally gifted athletes to whom things came easy seemed to be a problem. He got in trouble in many different ways showing he could be amazing off the court but in some of the worse ways.

• Arrested for drugs
• Arrested for assault
• Arrested for having an illegal cell phone
• Arrested for gambling
• Arrested for kidnapping
• Arrested for fleeing
• Arrested for auto theft

95% of us do not reach our potential but J.R. didn’t even reach 35% of his potential. We all know these people but it seems harder to understand with someone could earn millions doing what he seemed to enjoy. Instead he chose to take a difficult path. Obviously there have to be some issues but what a waste. Second in line for NBA Dumbelievability is Bonzi Wells. Both are idiots that can do amazing things but just pissed it away.

Bonzi Well’s best statistic to put him in the hall of fame for Dumbelievable? “The day before the 2006 training camp began, Wells signed with the Houston Rockets, with a salary of “only” $2 million in the initial season.^[13] This was considered to be a great bargain for the Rockets, as Wells had turned down a 5-year, $38.5 million offer from the Kings.” – via Wikipedia

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