Most people take anything Gilbert Arenas says about money with a grain of salt. This is a guy who had a shark tank installed in his house and reportedly spent around $5,000 a month just to feed his "pets."
Still, brushing him off completely is not right either. Especially as he recently had something to say about a story as juicy as Paul Pierce's money troubles.
Inside Paul Pierce's monthly expenses
It all started with a TMZ report earlier this week. The outlet obtained court documents from Pierce's child support battle. The case involves Princess Santiago, the mother of his young son.
The numbers? That was the most interesting part.
According to the filing, Pierce was "tapped out." His attorney claimed the former 10-time All-Star was "drowning financially," having received his last Fox Sports paycheck in August.
Then there were the expenses.
Pierce said he paid around $28,000 a month in child support and another $20,000 in spousal support. Monthly bills added another $48,000. That included $7,000 on eating out and just $1,000 on clothes.
All in all, that comes to $96,000 a month.
At the same time, though, the Boston Celtics legend listed $300,000 in the bank and $3 million in prop...