Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker

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Life and Times of Vinny "Hit me again" Baker 

Post#1 » by magicfan4life05 » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:55 pm

http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/b ... 1200270056



Baker's Home Sold at Foreclosure Auction
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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.
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Post#2 » by Dirty Water » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:08 pm

See kids, alcoholism takes away everything.
Just ask Gin Baker.
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Post#3 » by TheKingOfVa360 » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:43 pm

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.
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Post#4 » by jenn_gp » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:44 pm

I feel bad for the guy, but he made my team mediocre for years. Don't know what to say...
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Post#5 » by knicksNOTslick » Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:55 am

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?
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Post#6 » by mattyj » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:50 am

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?!
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Post#7 » by CircleCitysportsfan » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:44 am

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. :lol:


P.S. Foreclosure is not funny, unless you've grossed 90 million dollars in your lifetime.
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Post#8 » by carrottop12 » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:56 am

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.

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Post#9 » by 5DOM » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:12 am

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Post#10 » by joew8302 » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:25 pm

Unbelievable. I maintain that you have to be pretty dumb to squander that much money so quickly.
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Post#11 » by Blue_Bomber » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:31 pm

5DOM wrote:best moment in vinny's life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q

It's still kinda funny to see him on that 2000 olympics team :P
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Post#12 » by Raptorian » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:18 pm

Its hard to have sympathy for a guy who blew $90 million...
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Post#13 » by sixerswillrule » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:25 pm

Man I want a house with a bowling alley...

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