[post_page_title]Vin Baker[/post_page_title]
When he was in the league, Vin Baker really struggled with narcotics and allegedly even played some games while under the influence. He spent 13 years in the NBA but had to rely on his former boss to come to his rescue when it all came crashing down.
Howard Schulz was his boss at the SuperSonics, but he was also the chairman at Starbucks. Sensing Baker had fallen on hard times, Schulz offered his former star a take it or leave it deal to work in a Starbucks franchise to help pay the bills. Baker took the job and got his life back on track, even rising to become the manager of his coffee chain franchise.
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