One of the greatest mysteries is what in the hell happened to former NBA star Steve Francis. Recently, Steve Franchise said his drastic change in appearance was due to heavy drinking, not a drug ...

One of the greatest mysteries is what in the hell happened to former NBA star Steve Francis. Recently, Steve Franchise said his drastic change in appearance was due to heavy drinking, not a drug ...

When Steve Francis arrived in the NBA in 1999, he had all the makings to be a superstar for the next decade or more. Known for his athleticism and playmaking ability, the Maryland native and talented ...

Former Houston Rockets star Steve Francis is as surprised as anyone else that he made it to the NBA, saying that a few short years before being drafted, he was selling crack on a street corner. In a ...

These days in Takoma Park, Md., Kevin Durant is all the rage. There's good reason for that, too: The hometown kid is a win away from the NBA Finals, and he has always made his suburban D.C. heritage a ...

Unless Steve Francis (notes) completely reshapes his body, attitude and game, he is probably done in the world of professional basketball. The whole world. Because the team in Beijing that signed him ...

The personal life of former NBA star Steve Francis seems to be spiraling out of control, and his estranged wife believes substance abuse issues have a lot to do with that. In divorce documents that ...

San Jacinto College basketball fans will once again be able to cheer for one of their own as former Raven Steve Francis heads back to town for a second tour of duty with the Houston Rockets. Francis, ...

Retirement hasn’t been too kind to former NBA guard Steve Francis, as you can see in the photo above. He is now beginning to shrink and look like a man who has spent too much of his free time abusing ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. The story of Steve Francis is becoming more bizarre by the minute. The latest is this: Francis, the onetime basketball standout and No. 2 NBA draft ...