Jamal Crawford has had quite the NBA career. He’s finally found a home with the LA Clippers, soon to be the team he’s been with longer than any other once he begins his new three-year, $42 million deal next season. The drastic pay rise accompanies his title as the most decorated role player of all time, thanks to a record-breaking three Sixth Man of the Year awards. Crawford hasn’t always had this kind of stability, though, and as he’s grown older and matured over the course of his career, he’s learned valuable lessons along the way.
What you may not know is that during his earliest days in the league, Crawford got swept up into gambling.