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If you’re into hoops, chances are you remember Steve Francis. The high flying guard tore up the NCAA for a couple of years at Maryland and, for a handful of years, looked like he was on his way to being an all-time great in the NBA. Well, that didn’t happen.

Then, he was out the league. Francis never adjusted his game to his diminishing athleticism. It got to the point where Chinese team, the Beijing Ducks, gave Stevie Franchise a $800K contract before cutting him after a couple of weeks. Ever since, Francis has been appearing in photos looking like he’s had a very hard life.

It’s been disheartening to see this guy who was a hoops hero basically looking like your run of the mill dope fiend. In the following pages, here are 15 such examples.


Photo: Instagram

This pic is from 2012 when Francis was 34, going 64. Good gawd.

Also in 2012, Stevie Franchise dropped a rap video called “Finer Things.” Pure struggle.

This was from All-Star weekend in Houston this year. Jeebus.

Here is another pic from NBA All-Star weekend 2013. Did they take Stevie to detox after this?

We don’t even know where this is from, but it can’t be a prosperous moment.

Hey, at least his shell toes are clean? Okay, not really.

If you look close enough, you’ll notice that Steve’s chain says “BOSS.” We out.

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