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Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:55 pm
by magicfan4life05
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/b ... 1200270056Baker's Home Sold at Foreclosure Auction
AP
Posted: 2008-07-11 10:20:06
DURHAM, Conn. (July 11)- A bank has taken over the Durham home of former NBA player Vin Baker at a foreclosure auction.
The house has six bedrooms and is a 9,300-square-foot Georgian brick colonial on a 12-acre parcel. The property also features a two-lane bowling alley, basketball court, guest house and pool.
A Middletown attorney said Thursday the home has been bought by U.S. Bank for $2.5 million. U.S. Bank holds two mortgages on the property.
Baker still has the option of appealing the sale which was conducted June 28.
Baker, who grew up in Old Saybrook, starred for the University of Hartford and spent 14 years in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and six other teams.
Information from: The Hartford Courant,
http://www.courant.com
Former NBA player Vin Baker is the latest high-profile celebrity to get stung by the wave of foreclosures sweeping the U.S. Baker's 9,300-square-foot Georgian brick colonial Durham home, which has six bedrooms, a two-lane bowling alley, basketball court, guest house and pool was auctioned for $2.5 million.
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:08 pm
by Dirty Water
See kids, alcoholism takes away everything.
Just ask Gin Baker.
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:43 pm
by TheKingOfVa360
I find nothing about this funny including that lame "nickname"
I wish him the best luck and I hope he can straighten his life out. He blew his second chance with the Celtics. It's a shame because he was a beast in his prime.
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:44 pm
by jenn_gp
I feel bad for the guy, but he made my team mediocre for years. Don't know what to say...
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:55 am
by knicksNOTslick
jenn_gp wrote:I feel bad for the guy, but he made my team mediocre for years. Don't know what to say...
What team?
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:50 am
by mattyj
wow - how does a man who makes that much money over an NBA career lose his house to foreclosure?!
according to basketball-reference.com he made $90mil or so over his career....surely he should own the house?!
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:44 am
by CircleCitysportsfan
What's that address? That is gonna be a helleva garage sale. Hey Bake, I'll give you $10 bucks for those bowling pins, $11.50 if you sign them.
P.S. Foreclosure is not funny, unless you've grossed 90 million dollars in your lifetime.
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:56 am
by carrottop12
Truly sad.
He made $90,000,000 on salary alone. That doesn't include all the money he made in endorsements and playoff series and so on.
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:12 am
by 5DOM
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:25 pm
by joew8302
Unbelievable. I maintain that you have to be pretty dumb to squander that much money so quickly.
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:31 pm
by Blue_Bomber
It's still kinda funny to see him on that 2000 olympics team
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:18 pm
by Raptorian
Its hard to have sympathy for a guy who blew $90 million...
Re: Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:25 pm
by sixerswillrule
Man I want a house with a bowling alley...