'I got children': Ex-NBA star Delonte West DEFENDS begging for money after panhandling video goes viral

The former Boston Celtics star, 38, answered the cameraman's question about how he was doing after his panhandling secret was revealed, "It is what it is." Delonte stated that he is not given up on his ambitions to play basketball again in NBA despite the financial setback. According to RadarOnline.com, he intends to carry on coaching. "I was excited to have the opportunity," he said about the Big 3. "I'll be there next season. I'll be there rooting guys on."

"I'm always involved in the game I love. Last year, I was scouting for the Dallas Mavericks and the previous three years, I was an NBA scout for the Boston Celtics," he explained. "I was actually looking forward to being a head coach or assistant coach in the NBA this season but like I said, it's a business that have a lot of people involved and wanna stay involved."

After a run-in with the authorities and a stay in recovery, Delonte also experiences financial difficulties. He was detained in Florida last year after a drunken run-in with the law. The former basketball guard was detained by Boynton Beach police in Florida. The 38-year-old is accused of pounding on the lobby doors of the Boynton Beach police department while yelling obscenities at the officers. At the time of the confrontation and arrest, Delonte was also reportedly in possession of an open can of beer and an open bottle of vodka. Delonte allegedly began going down his trousers as if to get something after setting the open alcohol containers down on the sidewalk outside the police station. One of the responding police officers is said to have tased Delonte right away after that.