The March 23, 2009 Sports Illustrated article entitled „How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke” highlighted that pro athletes from the NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball are suffering from a „financial pandemic” despite their increasingly large salaries. The article stated, among other things:
By the time they have been retired for two years, 78% of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.
Within five years of retirement, an estimated 60% of former NBA players are broke.
According to that article, Shaquille O’Neal is spending a total of $875,015 each month, including $26,500 for child care, $24,300 for gas and $17,220 for clothing.
that's $30K daily
http://www.consumermiser.com/2010/04/06/is-allen-iverson-really-broke/