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- Personal_finances_of_professional_American_athletes abstract "The personal finances of professional American athletes is a subject no of widespread discussion due to the often high salaries of such athletes and the high rates of personal bankruptcy and other financial distress. According to a 2009 Sports Illustrated article, 78% of National Football League (NFL) players are either bankrupt or commit suicide within two years of retirement and an estimated 60% of National Basketball Association players go bankrupt within five years after leaving their sport. Originally the statement \"60% of NBA players go bankrupt within five years after leaving their sport\" was released by a representative of the NBA Players' Association in 2008 A Fortune magazine article states, however, that a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that the percentage of NFL players who go bankrupt after two years is a much smaller 1.9%, climbing to 15.7% after 12 years.".