Former NBA player Chris Gatling has been accused by police of squatting in a Paradise Valley, Ariz., house and then trying to rent out the home that he was squatting in. From the Arizona Republic:
Chris Gatling is accused of breaking into a key box and living in the home from July 2010 to August 2011. A police report says the homeowners lived in California but had left the power on.
A local TV station reports that he later listed the four-bedroom house for rent for $800 and called it an “Ex-NBA” home online.
Court records say that Gatling got a down payment from one potential renter but that another got suspicious and contacted police.
Gatling’s attorney, Michael Alarid, said the case is a “misunderstanding.”
via Ex-NBA All-Star accused of squatting in Paradise Valley home.
Gatling made close to $30 million in his career, appearing with 13 teams over an 11-year period. He also once congratulated Shawn Kemp for dunking on him. Gatling last played in the NBA in 2001-02.
The accusations come less than a year after a documentary was released profiling the number and ways that professional athletes go bankrupt.
