Delonte for 3 - dollars an hour

And here i was thinking I didnt have anything to comment on today. Thanks D West. For all celtics fans and Lebron haters, here's a shocker for you: Delonte West has applied for a job at Home Depot. You can read the story here. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/17/delonte-west-home-depot-nba-lockout_n_930016.html

Apparently being discovered on a motorcycle with a guitar case full of guns can keep you from going overseas to play basketball. At least he didn't suffer the same fate as current New York Jets player Plaxico Burress, although there's a case to be made that he would of been better off chillaxin' in jail eating off taxpayers' money. Here are a few of Delonte's tweets that explain why:

"It's official.. Pride 2 the side.. just filled out a application at Home Depot.. Lockout aint a game.."

"Broke down in the ATM line.. 25 cars behind me and I already reached my daily limit... I'm broke n my cars broke.. Where's my therapist???"

And he actually does have a therapist. But dont worry, Delonte is not a bad kid, he's just bi-polar.

From 2004-2011, Delonte West made $14,093,519. You read that correctly, over 14 million bucks. Lets give the wild wild West the benefit of the doubt and say he put that money away for a rainy day and wants to work at Home Depot to maintain his celebrated humility.

Nicole Fabian-Weber from TheStir seems to agree, "I think it takes guts and balls and other body parts for a professional athlete to do this, never mind publicize it to the world." Her article, for the most part, sympathizes with Delonte, and can be found here: http://thestir.cafemom.com/sports/124718/nba_player_who_applied_to

She's under the impression that West is a role model. Definitely Nicole. No, he wasnt accused of anything as abominable as rape and he certainly didnt do anything as inhumane as fight Pit Bulls. But a role model? So I have to agree, it wasn't desperation. He put his pride to the side and showed these kids that it takes hard work to make it out here.

So here's to you, Delonte West. For everything you represent, especially your lack of hammer-cocking cockiness. Glory-a James be to God that we have an example like you for our children.