That really sucks for someone who is injured beyond the prospect of any realistic return to his career.
What did he spend his money on....oh my God...
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The petition also notes Lehner owns RL Exotics, a reptile farm in Plano, Mo., “which is an operating business with 3 employees, and which requires reptiles to be maintained and fed.” According to reports in 2017, Lehner agreed to pay a reptile breeder Ben Renick $1.2 million for his “snakes, ball pythons and anacondas.” Renick’s wife was later convicted of murdering her husband, a case that in part shined a light on Lehner’s reptile fascination.
That....that probably wasnt a sound investment.
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Career earnings >$40m. So just how do you end up in that situation? I feel bad for the guy in some sense but he must have been making some shockingly bad decisions over the years
Career earnings >$40m. So just how do you end up in that situation? I feel bad for the guy in some sense but he must have been making some shockingly bad decisions over the years
Likely heavy drug addiction and gambling, I guess. For Fluery it was coacine and gambling that cleared out $50mil in short order.
Career earnings >$40m. So just how do you end up in that situation? I feel bad for the guy in some sense but he must have been making some shockingly bad decisions over the years
After agent fees, taxes, escrow, etc.. He's probably keeping about half.... He's willing to blow $1.2 million on reptiles? I imagine his house looks like that episode of friends where Joey was buying ceramic statues and goes broke.... Except Lehmer's are reptile themed.
But seriously, what convinces a guy with an up and down career like that, that they should do anything but save? Mental health issues?
NHL players have been playing hockey since they were children and never had to learn anything about finances. Many of them will have the life skills of a teenager
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The very least we can take out of Exotic Zoo ownership is that it is conclusively prohibitive to a happy marriage.
If you own an Exotic Zoo and are married one if you is going to murder the other. Its just a matter of who gets around to it first. Although, it does seem like the woman is more likely to murder her husband.
That appears to be the trend.
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Career earnings >$40m. So just how do you end up in that situation? I feel bad for the guy in some sense but he must have been making some shockingly bad decisions over the years
Bipolar and addiction problems
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People with mental ailments like bi-polar, anxiety, and depression can often be extremely impulsive, especially when it comes to making large financial decisions. Money struggles are unfortunately one of the side effects of those problems.
Not saying that was what contributed to this, but it wouldn't surprise me.
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If I had the life skills I did when I was a teen AND 40 mil career earnings I couldn't have possibly ####ed it up that bad. To bad so sad Lehner. Get the help you need and I hope you do, but you're a special level of stupid
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If you have ESPN or other means it's a good watch. Pro athletes are often morons when it comes to money. Mix in some mental issues and this isn't surprising.
If you have ESPN or other means it's a good watch. Pro athletes are often morons when it comes to money. Mix in some mental issues and this isn't surprising.
That is a fantastic episode, I've seen it a couple of times and it really does an excellent job explaining a lot about athletes and their finances.
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Is he Bipolar?
That could definitely do it. I have a close relative who's bipolar and got into massive financial problems during manic episodes.
Doing something like buying $1 million in reptiles doesn't sound unrealistic when you've experienced the condition.
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Someone with a lot of assets but cash flow problems can declare bankruptcy and still hold a lot of personal wealth. If he was sinking a lot of his own personal wealth into a cratering business and wasn't all that diversified, then it could be really bad.
It is interesting that Kane owes some of the same lenders. It seems like there are lenders who specialize in learning how to transfer wealth from athletes and celebrities. I almost wonder if it is part of their business model.
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Robin Lehner is broke
