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'09 NC PG John Wall (Kentucky Verbal)

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That the highest paid coach in college basketball could be on the verge of taking down his third program provided sufficient evidence that their is something wrong with the way the NCAA handles sanctions?
 
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Was curious if people think that the reporter overstep his boundaries?

This is the story in question...Hadn't seen it mentioned here and hadn't heard about it until just now, so my bad if it's been posted...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 0062003141
After a sweltering workout in the gymnasium of his former high school last week, Wall sat on the first row of bleachers recounting his childhood. He hardly knew anything about his dad?s time in jail. He learned just this month that his parents got married in prison, after hearing relatives talking about the dress his mom wore. He still had no idea why his father was locked up.

Wall stretched out his legs, revealing his yet-unnamed personal line of Reebok sneakers, and leaned his elbows back on the second row, seemingly at ease.

?I think it was just for an altercation or something that happened,? Wall said, wiping sweat from his face. ?I don?t really know. It was something that happened.?

The only record of what happened can be found in microfilm archives deep within a courthouse located just a half mile from where Wall lived on East Davie Street: On Sept. 30, 1991 ? less than a month after his son?s first birthday ? John Carroll Wall walked into a convenience store in Raleigh, removed one beer and continued to the checkout where clerk Cecil Ibegbu stood. Wall placed a $1 bill on the counter. He then removed a .22-caliber Ruger from the back of his jeans and pointed it at Ibegbu, demanding all the money in the register. He was convicted of robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Sitting in the gym following his workout, Wall was told his father robbed a convenience store. He offered a slight nod and said, ?Uh-huh.?

Before meeting his mother, Wall?s father had served three other sentences, one for armed robbery, another for possession of a firearm by a felon and a third for second-degree murder, after shooting a 26-year-old housewife in the head following an argument.

Sitting on the bleachers, Wall learned for the first time that his father had served prison time before he was born and that the crime was murder. He offered no affirmation and looked away for a moment.

?Ohhhh,? he said, dragging the sound for a second. ?Oh, I didn?t even know. I didn?t know.?​
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Can't help but feel bad for the kid if this is truly the first time he heard about this. To hear it from a reporter in front of a bunch of other people.

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Nice house, he got all that for just a cool $4.9 million.

John Wall’s new house has indoor basketball court

“The two-acre estate has all the bells and whistles we’ve come to expect for A-list athletes: Six-car garage, home theater, pool, hot tub with waterfall, outdoor grill and cabana, fitness room, steam room, tennis court, putting green, volleyball court and — in case he wants to bring his work home — an indoor basketball court.”

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http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/05/john-walls-new-house-has-indoor-basketball-court/
 
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Wizards' Wall donates $400,000 to fight homelessness in D.C.

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John Wall is one of the best point guards in the NBA, but his impact on society stretches beyond the basketball court. The 25-year-old is extremely generous with both his time and money.

One might remember when Wall broke down after a Wizards win last season, upon hearing a 6-year old cancer patient whom he'd met and befriended had died. Wall cares.

The Washington Wizards guard's philanthropy continued Friday, when Bright Beginnings, a child development center in Washington D.C., revealed a $400,000 donation from Wall, to help ongoing efforts to fight homelessness.

Entire article: http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/washington-wizards-john-wall-092815
 
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