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lefty
05-31-2015, 08:17 PM
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Ex-NBA player Chris Gatling -- a former All-Star -- was arrested in Scottsdale, AZ yesterday ... with cops saying he was the kingpin in a massive illegal credit card and I.D. theft scam.

TMZ Sports has learned ... one of Gatling's alleged victims is a woman he met on a dating website who owned a fitness studio -- who he allegedly screwed out of $90,000.

Long story short ... cops say Gatling set up Internet businesses to gather credit card information from people.

Once he got the numbers, he would take them to the fitness studio ... convinced the lady to run the cards for various dollar amounts (she believed they were legit) ... and asked her to front him 90% of the payment in cash.

For example ... if the woman ran a $100 credit card charge for Gatling, she would give him $90 in cash and keep $10 for herself.

But cops say the credit card holders never authorized the fitness studio payments and cancelled their transactions -- leaving the fitness studio owner in a $90,000 hole ... the amount she had given to Gatling in cash.

Officials eventually caught on to the scheme ... and arrested Gatling for fraud, aggravated identity theft and forgery.

And get this ... he was busted while meeting with his probation officer -- stemming from a forgery and theft CONVICTION back in 2013 when he attempted to rent out a home he didn't own.

An attorney for Gatling tells us she's still gathering information on the case.

FYI -- Gatling was a 1st round NBA Draft pick in 1991 ... and played in the league for 11 years.
RsxPiimp
05-31-2015, 08:21 PM
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Caltex2
05-31-2015, 08:26 PM
That 30-for-30 Broke documentary is sure looking wise. All that money he made playing and he feels the need to scam people.
baseline bum
05-31-2015, 08:29 PM
Chris Gatling was a fucking allstar?

:lol 90s NBA
RsxPiimp
05-31-2015, 08:30 PM
Chris Gatling was a fucking allstar?

:lol 90s NBA

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/1026/play_g_brad-miller_mb_576.jpg
RsxPiimp
05-31-2015, 08:38 PM
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0214/la_g_ckaman1_576.jpg

http://andthefoul.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/jammal.jpg
Caltex2
05-31-2015, 09:01 PM
Chris Gatling was a fucking allstar?

:lol 90s NBA

And so was Christian Laetner. As if we can't find some WTF All-Stars of the last 15 years (like Yao!!!!! in his early years), remember it's mostly a popularity contest.
Franklin
05-31-2015, 09:05 PM
Even Korver is an all-star this year :lol
AlexJones
05-31-2015, 09:11 PM
Chris Gatling was a fucking allstar?

:lol 90s NBA

:lmao

:lol lefty get in here
m>s
05-31-2015, 09:13 PM
Made millions of dollars and broke, sounds about right
Caltex2
05-31-2015, 09:23 PM
He was like 60% of the NBA. And who knows, he may just have been doing that to stroke his ego or because he wanted to live more lavishly.
adidas11
05-31-2015, 09:41 PM
Further evidence that the All Star team rosters really need to be cut from 12 players down to 10.
AlexJones
05-31-2015, 09:48 PM
Further evidence that the All Star team rosters really need to be cut from 12 players down to 10.

My god, a Lakerfan on ST that joined pre-Gasol
Caltex2
05-31-2015, 09:49 PM
If anything, they need to be raised to 15 because a lot of deserving players have been snubbed for the most popular and biggest name. And All-Star games may be the only way good but not great players ever get any recognition or anything to look back on their career on and remind people they were ever any good, like Chris Gatling.
lefty
05-31-2015, 11:40 PM
:lmao

:lol lefty (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=6896) get in here

:lol still better than Kyle K:lolrver
Sean Cagney
06-01-2015, 12:56 AM
ShawnKempDunksonChrisGatling.gif

I know this was coming as soon as I read thread title.
Sean Cagney
06-01-2015, 12:59 AM
Even Korver is an all-star this year :lol

I got a good laugh out of this arguing with someone a week or so back when they laughed at Dana Barros being an all star although the year he made it his numbers were FAR superior. Korver is not near an all star IMO but he made it, damn new age bball :)
AlexJones
06-01-2015, 01:03 AM
crofl at Dan Barros ever having a TS% of .699
spurraider21
06-01-2015, 01:26 AM
Kobe was an allstar in 2014 :lmao
ambchang
06-01-2015, 10:07 AM
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ambchang
06-01-2015, 10:09 AM
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lefty
06-01-2015, 10:33 AM
Kobe was an allstar in 2014 :lmao

:lol today's NBA
monosylab1k
06-01-2015, 10:48 AM
Chris Gatling was a fucking allstar?

:lol 90s NBA

:lol iirc, it was the year he got traded to Dallas. They were so shitty that he scored 20 ppg by default.
JoeTait75
06-01-2015, 11:48 AM
"The Gatling Gun" briefly played for the Cavaliers, I think in 2000-01. One of the biggest chuckers I've ever seen in an NBA uniform.
Caltex2
06-01-2015, 12:43 PM
Dang, I miss the NBA of the 90's. I miss the NBA on NBC and the John Tesh theme.
Medvedenko
06-01-2015, 03:30 PM
My god, a Lakerfan on ST that joined pre-Gasol

There's a few OG's on this board that are true laker fans.
Killakobe81
06-01-2015, 04:46 PM
There's a few OG's on this board that are true laker fans.

The Gasol date ... does not signify true Lakerfandom. I would judge the posters not the join date tbh. But this site is hilarious ... anything to "hate".
Budkin
06-02-2015, 03:13 PM
POS on and off the court.
Chris
06-02-2015, 03:51 PM
No fucks were given for that mugshot :lol
That's a crazy split he's got down the middle of his dome; looks like he's lucky to be alive tbh