Dallas Mavericks proprietor Mark Cuban personally picked up Delonte West at a Dallas-area fuel station on Monday in an try to assist the previous NBA participant.

Cuban, in keeping with TMZ and ESPN, had been making an attempt to get in touch with West for days after pictures of him panhandling within the Dallas space surfaced final week. He lastly linked with West at a fuel station and reportedly took him to an area hospital.

Cuban, together with West’s household and associates, have been making an attempt to get him to go to a drug rehabilitation facility — one thing Cuban has supplied to pay for.

West was seen panhandling within the space final week.

Delonte West struggling after newest incident

West performed within the league for eight seasons from 2004-12, most notably with the Boston Celtics, who chosen him No. 24 within the 2004 NBA draft. He final performed for the Mavericks in 2012, however was suspended twice and finally waived.

He averaged 9.6 factors and three.6 assists all through his profession.

West revealed halfway by means of his profession that he had been identified with bipolar dysfunction, one thing he’s struggled with in recent times. He pleaded responsible to 2 weapons costs in 2010 and has been concerned in a number of incidents since leaving the league.

He was noticed at a Houston-area Jack within the Field in 2016 in tough form, and once more earlier this yr in a string of disturbing movies. West was seen being attacked in the course of a Washington, D.C.-area road, after which once more handcuffed whereas speaking to police. West accused one other man of pulling a gun on him.

Delonte West has struggled since his time within the league and was seen panhandling within the Dallas space final week. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Pictures)

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