Feb 29 2008
Keith Van Horn Is My Hero
At age 32, Keith Van Horn is set for life.
He was drafted by the Nets in 1997 in the same class as Tim Duncan. Now, 11 years later, as Duncan continues to go strong with no foreseeable end in sight, Van Horn is content being away from the game, oddly enough going out with the same team that drafted him.
Many scoffed at Van Horn for walking away from his team and his contract to spend more time with his family. Many were confused as to who would be crazy enough to walk away from a notable NBA career that could have still earned him and his family tens of millions of dollars.
Well, it was exactly the kind of person who has his values in check and knows how to manage and use the money he has already made. While other NBA idiots like Latrell Sprewell turn their noses up at offers of $8 million per year because it isn’t enough to feed their kids, Van Horn walks away from potentially even more money because he actually does value his children.
He has made well over $100 million during his 11 year career, and according to reports has managed his money very effectively. (Go figure, he didn’t waste it all on Escalades/spinners/blow). I’m glad there are still some level-headed athletes out there that realize this is an insane amount of money. I hope Keith is already pushing his kids to procreate so he can show the rest of the ignoramuses how his well-managed money can support even his grandchildren, let alone merely feed his own spawn.
And for good measure, he is more or less rewarded for walking away. When Dallas included his rights in the Jason Kidd trade to make the salaries match, all he had to do was report to Jersey, where his career initially began, and pretend to give a shit about basketball to pocket a cool $4.3 million.
Like I said, Keith Van Horn is my hero. Smart, level-headed, retired to luxury at the age of 32.
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