ICYMI: Ex-NBA star Vin Baker conquers demons and shoots for success in Starbucks management http://t.co/dGgiHycrsi pic.twitter.com/BkvsFE3RR4
— Providence Journal (@projo) July 28, 2015
Stop at the Starbucks in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and you just might find an ex-NBA All-Star-turned-barista towering behind the counter making your latte.
Former Hartford and NBA player Vin Baker is reportedly working at a Starbucks and training to be a manager, according to a story in the Providence Journal.
Baker struggled with alcoholism and financial troubles after retiring from basketball. But he is now 43, married, has four children, is a trained minister and, perhaps most importantly, has been sober for four years.