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Jayson Williams Says Running Treatment Facility Better Than Being NBA Star

Published: 09/17/2019

Jayson Williams was a rich, famous NBA star ... but he tells TMZ Sports, his job running an addiction treatment center is the most fulfilling thing he's ever done. "This is the best job I ever had." It's no secret that Jayson -- an All-Star who played 9 years in the league for the 76ers and Nets…

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Jayson Williams Says DMX Needs Rehab, Not Jail, 'He's A Sick Individual'

Published: 03/28/2018

DMX needs rehab for substance abuse, not a long prison sentence in his tax evasion case, 'cause he's a sick person who's hit rock bottom ... so says former NBA star Jayson Williams. TMZ broke the story ... DMX -- who's facing 5 years behind bars for failing to pay millions in taxes -- asked a…

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DMX Says Ex-NBA Star Jayson Williams Can Help Him Get Sober

Published: 03/26/2018

DMX is name-dropping former NBA star, and ex-con, Jayson Williams in his attempt to get leniency when a judge sentences him for tax evasion ... TMZ has learned. DMX filed docs ahead of Wednesday's sentencing which include a letter to the judge laying out their plan to keep him on the straight and…

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Jayson Williams -- Ex-NBA Star Arrested ... Drunk Driving Crash

Published: 02/02/2016

Former NBA star Jayson Williams -- the guy who shot and killed his limo driver in 2002 -- was arrested in Upstate NY last week after cops say he drunkenly crashed his Jeep into a utility pole. Officials say emergency responders were called around 11:30 PM on Jan. 26th to a single car crash -- and…

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NBA's Jayson Williams -- We Bet On 'TMZ' In Prison

Published: 03/12/2015

Prison's not just for license plate making and shower rape ... it's also for GAMBLING ... so says ex-NBA star (and ex-con) Jayson Williams ... who says inmates LOVE to bet on the TMZ show. Williams knows a little something about doing time -- he spent eighteen months in a New Jersey prison before…

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Jayson Williams -- Our Children Fear He'll KILL Them ... Says Estranged Wife

Published: 12/07/2013

Jayson Williams has threatened to KILL another person ... so says his estranged wife, who claims the ex-NBA star went on a violent tirade in front of their two young daughters, who now fear for their lives. TMZ Sports has obtained official documents filed in California by Tanya Williams ... who's…

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Ex-NBA Star Jayson Williams -- Released from Rikers Island

Published: 04/13/2012

Disgraced former NBA superstar Jayson Williams is a free man again -- the 44-year-old was officially released from Rikers Island jail this morning. Williams completed 8 months of his 1-year sentence ... stemming from a DUI arrest in 2010. TMZ broke the story ... Jayson's blood alcohol level was…

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Jayson Williams' Estranged Wife Tanya Williams -- OUT of 'Basketball Wives: LA'

Published: 11/14/2011

Tanya Williams, the estranged wife of incarcerated former NBA star Jayson Williams, will not be back for season 2 of "Basketball Wives: LA" ... in fact, she wasn't even invited to the reunion show! Sources close to the production tell TMZ ... Tanya never fit in with the rest of the girls, who…

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Jayson Williams' Wife -- He's Loving Prison Life

Published: 08/21/2010

For former NBA star Jayson Williams, doing hard time is like a trip to Disneyland -- at least that's what his estranged wife thinks of Williams' now extended sentence. Tanya Williams hit up an L.A. mall on Friday where she said Jayson thinks his current prison sentence for the accidental shooting…

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Jayson Williams -- Another Year Behind Bars for DWI

Published: 08/20/2010

Former NBA star Jayson Williams just got sentenced to a year behind bars for his DWI case ... but that sentence will have to wait until AFTER he finishes his current 5 years hard time for the shooting death of his limo driver. Williams was arrested for DWI back in January after he slammed his…

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Jayson Williams -- They Call Me 'Big Daddy'

Published: 03/16/2010

At 6'10" tall and 260 lbs., Jayson Williams is a big man ... and he has the nickname to go with it. TMZ has obtained Williams' new mug shot from the New Jersey Department of Corrections. In addition to listing his vital stats, an alias is listed for Williams -- "Big Daddy." That should make him…

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Jayson Williams Can Score in Prison

Published: 02/25/2010

Former NBA star Jayson Williams was taken to the clink this week after being sentenced to 5 years behind bars -- but there's an upside: The place has a b-ball hoop he can use to get in with the cool kids. Jayson was shipped off to Hunterdon County Correctional Facility in New Jersey on Monday --…

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