Ex-NBA star owes giant nugget
The IRS and state of South Carolina claim old school NBA star Alex English, assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors, owes more than $127,000 in delinquent taxes, according to public records.
English, however, disputes the debt.
The prolific Hall of Fame forward, who was paid an estimated $12.4 million during his career, was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1976 NBA draft but excelled on the Denver Nuggets teams in the 1980s. He also played for the Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks before being released in 1991.
What's owed:
- The IRS filed a $88,071 tax lien against Alex and his wife on Feb. 19 in the Richland County (S.C.) Recorder's office.
- The state of South Carolina filed a $10,066 lien against the couple on May 12, 2008, in Richland County.
- The state filed a $423 lien against the couple on May 4, 2007, in Richland County.
- The state filed a $14,488 lien against the couple on March 15, 2007, in Richland County.
- The state filed a $1,215 lien against the couple on March 20, 2006, in Richland County.
- The state filed a $5,055 lien against the couple on July 12, 2004, in Richland County.
- The state filed an $8,373 lien against Alex English on Jan. 9, 2004, in Richland County.
The address on the liens is this spread in Blythewood, S.C.
Their side:
In a brief phone message, English, 55, did not explain what led to the tax liens.
"It's a matter that is in dispute," he said. "It's something that is being worked out. It is in dispute so I have no other comment."
