Mavericks owner Mark Cuban picks up ex-NBA star Delonte West at gas station, offers to pay for rehab’ after photos emerge of the 37-year-old begging on the streets

This story really upset me. I’m not writing it. I’m simply reporting on it.

Daily Mail Reports: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was seen meeting troubled ex-NBA guard Delonte West at a Texas gas station on Monday, in what was revealed to be the latest attempt to help the desperate 37-year-old seek treatment for his reported drug problem.  

According to TMZ, Cuban had been trying to reach the former first-round pick for days after a photograph of West begging on the streets of Dallas went viral last week. Ultimately the billionaire was able to get in touch with West, and the two arranged to meet at the gas station. 

West, a one-time Mavericks player who has publicly battled bipolar disorder, was then brought to a local hotel by Cuban. The plan, according to TMZ, is to get West into a drug treatment facility, which Cuban has offered to pay for. 

West’s family has been trying desperately to persuade him to enter rehab for some time, but he is now open to the idea, according to TMZ. 

Cuban confirmed the meeting to ESPN, which referred to West as ‘homeless.’

West, a father of two, is still married to his second wife, Caressa. It’s unclear if she is in touch with West at this time. 

In what has become a sadly regular occurrence for West, brief video of the meeting with Cuban went viral, prompting fans and friends to plead for the former St. Joseph’s star to seek help. 

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