If you don’t remember Caldwell, then you may remember his eyes. His big eyes widened every time he dropped a pass in the game (which, was often). if Twitter had been around back then his eyes would have been used with Crying Jordan.
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He was also a terrible, no-good, awful criminal. ESPN The Magazine ran a very detailed story into Caldwell’s current predicament — prison — and the moves he took to get there.
His first (yes, first) encounter with SWAT came when he started a gambling parlor located across from an elementary school. He didn’t exactly keep a low profile, and the cops caught on and invaded the parlor. What happens next sounds like a scene in an action-comedy film.
Via David Fleming, author of the article:
Caldwell’s next encounter with SWAT came after he Googled “MDMA-Molly-China” and purchased the illegal drug. He had it sent to his door, but before it arrived, the package was flagged by officials. An undercover cop, disguised as a UPS deliveryman, had Caldwell sign for the package. That’s when he was swarmed again.
“Unaware and a bit annoyed, he says, Caldwell walked right into the haze, coughing and waving the smoke away from his face. Swarmed by SWAT members, on his way to the ground, a still exasperated Caldwell yelled, ‘Damn, man, you blasted the door with a tank? Why didn’t ya just knock? I woulda let y’all in.’”
“Aw, man, not again,” was the thought in Caldwell’s head.
Even mom knows her son wasn’t about that life.
“Good Lord that boy was a bad criminal,” she said, “and thank Jesus for that.”
