NBA Journeyman Brandon Jennings Left His $40M Career, Claiming He Was Tired of Being His Family’s ‘Cash Cow’

By many accounts former NBA player Brandon Jennings had a career full of unfulfilled promise. He stopped playing at the young age of 33. While there are reports that no NBA teams were really checking for him, he recently claimed there there was another reason for is departure from the game. YouTube screenshot Speaking on the “Above The Rim” podcast on Oct. 20 with Dwight Howard, Jennings said intense family pressures and expectations drove him to give up his multi-million dollar career. He said he was tired of being a “cash cow” for family and friends. What He Said “One of the reasons I had to walk away from the game was because of family and friends. It just got to be too much about money, said the ex-Milwaukee Bucks star who played for nine seasons and made $40 million in earnings. “Basketball was my freedom and my therapy, and when I’m on the court, I’m not thinking about anything else. But once basketball became a job, and people started looking at me as an ATM… you know, it kind of gets depressing. No matter who you are, you don’t want to be& looked at& as just a cash cow,”...