Isaiah Rider, Jr.
better known as J.R. Rider, took the NBA by storm as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, being named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team and winning the 1994 NBA Slam Dunk Contest with a dunk that he called “The East Bay Funk Dunk.” But after that stellar rookie season, he kept running afoul with the law. There was the incident where he allegedly contacted a female manager at a sports bar, followed by multiple arrests for possession. He bounced around from team to team in his six year NBA career. Aside from his numerous off the court issues, Rider was completely uncoachable. By the age of 30, he was out of the league. In 2007, after his NBA career was over, he was sentenced to seven months in jail after pleading guilty to drug possession.