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“…54 seconds into the first quarter, Wells got into an altercation with a DongGuan player, which resulted in him berating an official. Wells’ behavior caused a stoppage in the action and made a commotion on the court. After a few minutes, Wells was ejected by the referee and the game resumed. But Wells gave no mind towards his orders to leave the court. Instead of going to the locker room, he casually took a seat by the court and enjoyed the rest of the game with the crowd.” NiuBBall.com

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Volatile NBA veteran Bonzi Wells is open to playing in the PBA but which team is willing to give him a chance? Wells, 35, played 10 years in the NBA, averaging 12.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 591 career games with Portland, Memphis, Sacramento, Houston and New Orleans. Throughout his NBA journey, he was hounded by controversy. Wells once admitted to media “I black out sometimes” when asked why he made an obscene gesture to a jeering fan. philstar.com

Philippines, Bonzi Wells 

The Wolves cut guard Bonzi Wells today, so their opening-day roster should be set, barring a last-minute trade. Wells, 35, hasn't played in the NBA since 2008. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Jerry Zgoda: Wolves officially announce signings of Malcolm Lee and Bonzi Wells. Don't worry, tweeps, Bonzi's still is just that make-good camp invite Twitter

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Jerry Zgoda: Bonzi hadn't received FIBA clearance yet to practice today. Adelman said he hopes he gets on the court tomorrow... Twitter

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Jerry Zgoda: Wolves are hoping to get FIBA clearance that will allow 35-year-old Bonzi Wells to start participating in training camp tomorrow. Twitter

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Jerry Zgoda: Wolves camp newcomer Bonzi Wells, 35, played SG for Houston during Adelman's first year there Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, Free Agency, Bonzi Wells 

Bonzi burned through millions of those dollars, though, with regrettable purchases such as jewelry and cars and by generously supporting family and friends, some of whom he eventually cut off. "I know when I was growing up, I was young and dumb," Bonzi says. "I've never had nothing in my life, and then you give me a million dollars. There wasn't a blueprint for what my life was. I didn't know what I was doing. Every day I was learning. My mom was one of 18 kids, so we never had anything. The most I ever had was $500 in my life, and then next thing you know I'm getting $100,000 checks. That's a lot of money, so I didn't know how to handle that aspect. I didn't know how to live the life. I didn't know anything. I wish I had a mentor. The Star Press

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"I spent a lot of money that I probably shouldn't have been, but when you've got a big family, you've got to do what you can for your family. But my family's going to be fine for a while. Hopefully, we'll be fine for a while. I know how to have money, and I know how to not have money. I've been on both sides of the fence, and I'm not really tripping. In a place like Muncie, you don't have to have a bunch of money. I'm not even worried about it. ... I don't have to have a driver. I don't have to have nice cars. I don't have to have any of that stuff. I've got two cars (a Hummer H2 and Cadillac Escalade), I've got my house, and I'm happy. The Lord blessed me with all of this stuff, and I never take it for granted." The Star Press

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When taking into account his millions of dollars worth of assets, Bonzi is living just fine, posh actually. But he missed out on a golden opportunity to be filthy rich. Bonzi says his agent, William Phillips, turned down a five-year, $38.5 million offer from the Kings after the 2005-06 season. The Kings chose to sign John Salmons at a mid-level exception rather than up their offer to Bonzi. Bonzi fired Phillips soon after negotiations with the Kings fell through. "Any decision we make, we make as a team, so we can do what's best for us," Bonzi says before explaining his team consisted of his agent, financial adviser, accountant and himself. "My agent was talking (to the Kings) without the team, and he wasn't bringing back all of the information to the team. When they hit him up with an offer, he denied it without coming back to the team, so by the time he told the team, they had already taken it off the table and offered it to someone else." The Star Press

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Bonzi takes pride in those donations, but he wishes he would've done more for the community back when he was cashing in those NBA paychecks. "I let the wrong people handle the money, and they didn't put it to good use," Bonzi says. "I should've taken more of an active role rather than relying on people who had never seen money like that in their lives. That was probably my biggest downfall, because the money didn't get to the places I wanted it to get to. ... It just didn't work out that way, and when I got burnt with that money, it kind of left a bad taste in my mouth. I'm not going to lie." The Star Press

Bonzi Wells 

How desperate are the Knicks for a sweet-scoring shooting guard? At their two-day free-agent tryout camp that ended yesterday, the player that by far impressed the most was 34-year-old veteran shooting guard Bonzi Wells, who has been out of the league since 2008. The Knicks actually are considering inviting him to training camp -- whenever that is, pending a new labor agreement. Whether they offer him a guaranteed pact is unclear. New York Post

New York Knicks, Bonzi Wells 

The 34-year-old Wells auditioned Thursday and Friday in front of the Knicks brass at their free-agent minicamp. Wells spent the past two months training in Muncie for the tryout. "You've got to be in shape," said Wells, who will return home today. "You walk into the gym and you see everyone from the president on down to the equipment manager with chairs along the court, so you've got to bring it." The Star Press

New York Knicks, Bonzi Wells 

Wells tried to convey to the Knicks brass that he has matured since then and has learned from his past mistakes. "With the interview process, they kind of ask you what you've been doing," Wells said. "I just told them, 'I've been playing with the local Y for the last couple years and I've been coaching AAU, so that's been my life the last couple years.' I just stayed straight forward and was very honest. Hopefully they understood my sincerity. "(D'Antoni) said, 'I remember how young you were, and I thought you were a good guy. You were just in a bad situation, and I'm glad you're at this point in your life.' It makes you feel good when guys understand, because they've been 23 or 24 before. They know what it's like to grow up and they see my maturity." The Star Press

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Also on hand was Bonzi Wells, who impressed. New York Post

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