Vin Baker is 4 Years Sober, Training to Manage a Starbucks
Vin Baker is working at Starbucks. The 4-time NBA All-Star finished his career a decade ago with drinking and financial troubles. He got a DUI in 2007 and his house was foreclosed on in 2008. Baker, who earned $97 million, had gone through all of it. Now he’s poised for his story to have a happy ending. From the Providence Journal:
"Now 43, newly married and with four children, Baker is training to manage a Starbucks franchise. He thanks CEO Howard Shultz, the former Seattle SuperSonics owner, with this opportunity. He’s also a trained minister who savors work at his father’s church in Connecticut. Most important, he has been sober for more than four years."
Good for Baker. And good for anyone who gets the world’s tallest barista making their drink. Now, here are some Vin Baker All-Star Game highlights.