Jimmy, you simply don't get it. Estrangement is a two-way street. As has been pointed out, others could well have reached out to him pleading for a change in Swanigan's life and using moral suasion but the other person has to be receptive to the entreaties. If he rejected them, what are they supposed to do? You cannot force an adult to take heed of your advice - as much as you would hope that is the case.
Is it possible that everyone who had previously been close to him and supported him suddenly cut him off? Possible, but is it likely? Barnes cared for him when he was a nobody and Barnes did not have to do so. He was under no obligation. He supported Swanigan long before anyone thought that Caleb was going to develop the way that he did. So then when Caleb gets famous and well-paid, Barnes rejects him? And his former teammates who posted and evidently spoke with him rather recently cut him off as well? All of this sounds unlikely.
Even if Swanigan was cut from the NBA, he certainly had opportunity abroad which pays rather well. He did not pursue that at all. A more probable scenario is severe depression combined with drug abuse and a loss of motivation. Physical disease accelerates the psychological decline. Combine that with a likely genetic disposition towards disease and you get the witnessed outcome.
This is a tragedy, the full cause of it presently unknown despite your aspersions. You want to cast mud on others without having any facts.
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CS was not cut from the NBA, but elected to sit out the covid bubble year. I guess after putting on 100+ pounds and not showing up to camp, he was then released.
I do get that the "support system" is a 2 way street. IF the support system tried, every day, to reign him in, it failed. I agree that we DO NOT know what efforts were made, if any and to what extent, by his support side after CSs revenue stream had ended. BoilerN wrote that "I'd also heard Barnes had tried to move to Portland after Caleb was drafted", but did not move. I do not know, but did "guess" what the pu coaching staff did or did not do to support him after CS left them and then had his issues a few years later.
From the lead writer on GBI:
"Since Swanigan's NBA career ended quickly and decisively, he'd become estranged from those who'd helped him along. He fell back into old habits, losing control of his weight, putting him in the dire health straits that ultimately took him. Drugs had become part of his life. Who knows what sort of counterproductive influences replaced those from his time in the spotlight." quote from Brian Neubert article on GBI
If you review my posts on this thread, the above from the GBI lead writer mirrors my posts. I also posted Facts and details on CS that I took from news articles regarding his legal, weed, physical, weight and health situation.
My posts, word for word:
"drugs and morbid obesity, a sad situation. After the broilees used him, I guess they abandoned him. a shame."
"I did not write that they (drugs)did(affect his early death), but they did not help. He was caught with 8.4 pounds of weed, a huge amount of cash, and said it was for personal use. He also weighed 550 lbs and was an untreated diabetic. Not a good combo for living."
"What in my statement is not true? Where was his agent/"dad", porkchop and the coaching staff (his pu family)? The kid gained 250 pounds in 2 1/2 years, reportedly weighing 500+. It is a sad situation that intervention could have saved him. Did all these adult supporters just disappear? If you adopt a teenager, become hi$ agent and deliver him to your alma mater, shouldn't a dad be there to help him when he is no longer a pro? He obviously asked for/needed help when he was arrested while gaining that weight. That occurred over a year ago."
"this is a sad situation, a shame, as I stated in my original post. It could have been avoided."
"Lifestyle choices, morbid obesity, diabetes, failure of support systems, and ignoring medical/health advice are all "natural causes". That is what is being pointed out. You may have missed the point."
"So, when they got paid the agent commission or he no longer played for their team, did they stay on as his support system? I don't know that answer."
Those are my 6 posts, word for word. I wrote that it was sad and a shame and an event that could have been avoided. I wrote FACTS along with legit questions, which resulted in a bunch of personal attacks, along with just as many reasonable posts.