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Dantley working as crossing guard
« on: March 17, 2013, 09:43:05 PM »
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Before anybody assumes that this is just another story of a former professional athlete who is broke, we should mention that Adrian Dantley does not need the money.

Even though the Hall of Fame forward is now a crossing guard in Silver Spring, Md., reportedly making about $14,000 a year, he is not broke. Dantley, who retired from the NBA in 1991, is just looking for something to do. Plus, the infamously cheap six-time All-Star needs health insurance, which the job provides. Neither the NBA nor its players association provides health insurance for retired players.

The job places him outside Eastern Middle School, where a Deadspin writer recently saw Dantley intercept a student who was about to run in front of an oncoming car. Friends were not surprised that Dantley, notoriously frugal even as a player, is not willing to sit around in retirement.

“Adrian’s cheap,” an associate told Deadspin. “But he’s not going to take free money. That’s not Adrian Dantley. No matter what the job is, he’s gonna show up on time, and give other people [expletive] if they show up late.”

The transition to crossing guard was natural for Dantley. As a 6-foot-5 forward with an excellent post game, Dantley usually operated in traffic during his playing days. It makes sense that he does the same now.
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Re: Dantley working as crossing guard
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2013, 10:22:42 AM »
ah remember that dantley for aguirre trade like it was yesterday. geez, time flies.

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Re: Dantley working as crossing guard
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2013, 04:25:57 PM »
one flickin tall crossing guard...i bet u dem chirren doh run across the street though

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Re: Dantley working as crossing guard
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2013, 06:59:27 PM »
ah remember that dantley for aguirre trade like it was yesterday. geez, time flies.

Remember that as well... I was a Laker fan back in dem days, being in Trinidad and not knowing any better.  But ah liked Dantley and couldn't understand who this Mark Aguirre person was supposed to be.  Supposedly that was Isaiah's doing, him and Aguirre being good friends.

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Re: Dantley working as crossing guard
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2013, 07:28:50 PM »
ah remember that dantley for aguirre trade like it was yesterday. geez, time flies.

Remember that as well... I was a Laker fan back in dem days, being in Trinidad and not knowing any better.  But ah liked Dantley and couldn't understand who this Mark Aguirre person was supposed to be.  Supposedly that was Isaiah's doing, him and Aguirre being good friends.

I remembered that also. Dantley toiled he butt of for that championship and then Issiah used his influence for him to be traded. Quite a few people in DC despised Isiah after that move. He was a DC boy and he used to come in Howard gym to sweat with Spriggs and Ratiff, two of Howards greatest players. He was a cool guy.

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Re: Dantley working as crossing guard
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2013, 08:08:56 PM »
I remembered that also. Dantley toiled he butt of for that championship and then Issiah used his influence for him to be traded. Quite a few people in DC despised Isiah after that move. He was a DC boy and he used to come in Howard gym to sweat with Spriggs and Ratiff, two of Howards greatest players. He was a cool guy.

Yeah he was a star out of DeMatha on Route 1 out in College Park... about 5 mins up from Crossroads.  Come to see that they won it all the very next year after trading him too.

 

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