Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 at 10:25 pm  |  21 responses

Delonte West Heads East, Leaves Cavs

For the second time this fall and third time in the last year, Delonte West, as tweeted by Brian Windhorst, has left the Cavs to take care of “personal business.” Arrested three weeks ago on gun charges, an unexcused West missed the first four practice of training camp before returning to the team. Now, merely a few days after rejoining LeBron, Shaq and Co., Delonte has taken off again. West publicly acknowledged last summer that he was fighting an ongoing battle with mental illness. His current absence, the exact length of which is still unknown, leaves the Cavs dangerously thin in the backcourt.

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  • Lucas Posted: Oct.7 at 10:28 pm
    Get well soon Delonte! Your team needs you.

  • Blinguo Posted: Oct.7 at 10:33 pm
    ^ ditto with Godspeed added. And the Warriors backcourt is more dangerously thin. Monta and Curry need that Musclewatch™

  • ja lawrence Posted: Oct.7 at 10:49 pm
    Man o man. I hope he gets better. Mental illness is no joke. I wonder why he was off his meds.

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  • Anton Posted: Oct.7 at 11:34 pm
    :(

  • Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Oct.8 at 12:50 am
    Get well soon, Delonte!

  • Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Oct.8 at 12:52 am
    Did anybody else get a crack at the story below, about Mike Miller getting reprimanded by his teammates for wearing the LeBron Nikes? Ahahaha that was a hilarious story; I especially like Miller’s explanation. And LeBron’s reaction is priceless, him essentially “agreeing” that Mike is an unathletic white guy who needs to have his shoe.

  • Anton Posted: Oct.8 at 1:04 am
    ^I just found out why the Wizards are jealous with LeBron: http://www.mazeandberries.com/i//Aerial_pic_mu_2009_for_web2.jpg

  • Tong Po Posted: Oct.8 at 1:30 am
    yo delonte is my cousin and hes just chilling at KFC in compton right now – its all good!

  • Kris Posted: Oct.8 at 2:14 am
    Hopefully Delonte takes care of his “personal business” and gets back on the court soon. The Cavaliers need all hands on deck if they want to win a championship and Delonte is an important part of that.

  • Laker Heart Posted: Oct.8 at 2:19 am
    F–K basketball, this man needs to handle some heavy stuff right now. Take care Delonte. Take care of you, come back when you’re ready.

  • acethat Posted: Oct.8 at 4:12 am
    wake up mr.west

  • Justin Posted: Oct.8 at 4:47 am
    I think some of you are missing the boat here. He needs to get better for himself and not because “the Cavs need him”.

  • Sebbo Posted: Oct.8 at 7:10 am
    I’ve seen first hand what mental illness does to people, in particular bi-polar, and I for one wish Delonte all the best!!! I think this is about more than basketball and rather about Delonte the person. The biggest thing is he’s gonna need alot of support and no matter how much s**t happens and ‘irrational’ decisions he makes, everyone has gotta support him in this struggle!

  • Danny W UK Posted: Oct.8 at 7:10 am
    A huge part for me is Delonte admitting he has a Mental Illness, and in doing so, lifting some of the stigma related to Mental Illness. I look forward to seeing him lace them up sometime soon. I hope the Cavs Organisation are giving him all the help he needs.

  • maio Posted: Oct.8 at 9:13 am
    Brother Redbush?

  • NUPE Posted: Oct.8 at 10:05 am
    I’m glad he’s getting help and the team is supporting him. I hope he makes it back to the team and contributes like he did last year, but it’s more important for him to just take care of himself as a man first. Then worry about playing as a secondary thing.

  • ClydeSays Posted: Oct.8 at 11:18 am
    He should just concern himself with getting his LIFE together and forget about ball for the time being. If being bi-polar, off meds & getting caught speeding with 3 loaded, unlicensed guns, isn’t a cry for help, I don’t know what is.

  • donlaker Posted: Oct.8 at 2:23 pm
    good luck d west, b ball is second 2 mental health..
    i guess (el mirachi ) was some real shiznett

  • lou Posted: Oct.8 at 2:48 pm
    I guess its true what they say about albino people being crazy. Cavs need to get some size at the guard spots anyway. Thats how Orlando beat em last year. Get well Delonte

  • SLAM ONLINE | » West is Back, Hopefully for Good Posted: Oct.15 at 1:26 pm
    [...] has had a tough six weeks, getting arrested on weapons charges, and leaving the team twice, once excused and once unexcused. He announced last summer that he suffers from bipolar [...]

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