22 Ways Professional Athletes Go Broke

Two very different ex-NBA players ran into financial issues in two very different ways recently. Robert Swift — who earned $11 million in three seasons — had his house foreclosed on after prematurely flaming out of the NBA and apparently not doing much else. Allen Iverson — who earned  $154 million in salary — found out the hard way what happens when you keep living the good life after the paychecks stop rolling in. By looking at these and 20 other examples, you ge...