{"product_id":"basketball-junkie-paperback","title":"Basketball Junkie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Herren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his own words, former NBA and overseas pro Chris Herren tells how he nearly lost everything and everyone he loved, and how he found a way back to life. Powerful, honest, and dramatic, this remarkable memoir, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBasketball Junkie\u003c\/i\u003e, is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eharrowing in its descent, and heartening in its return. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was dead for thirty seconds.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat's what the cop in Fall River told me. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the EMTs found me, there was a needle in my arm and a packet of heroin in the front seat.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt basketball-crazy Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts, junior guard Chris Herren carried his family's and the city's dreams on his skinny frame. His grandfather, father, and older brother had created their own sports legends in a declining city; he was the last, best hope for a career beyond the shuttered mills and factories. Herren was heavily recruited by major universities, chosen as a McDonald's All-American, featured in a \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e cover story, and at just seventeen years old became the central figure in \u003ci\u003eFall River Dreams, \u003c\/i\u003e an acclaimed book about the 1994 Durfee team's quest for the state championship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leaving Fall River for college, Herren starred on Jerry Tarkanian's Fresno State Bulldogs team of talented misfits, which included future NBA players as well as future convicted felons. His gritty, tattooed, hip-hop persona drew the ire of rival fans and more national attention: \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e profiled him, \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e interviewed him, and the Denver Nuggets drafted him. When the Boston Celtics acquired his contract, he lived the dream of every Massachusetts kid--but off the court Herren was secretly crumbling, as his alcohol and drug use escalated and his life spiraled out of control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years later, Chris Herren was married to his high-school sweetheart, the father of three young children, and a heroin junkie. His basketball career was over, consumed by addictions; he had no job, no skills, and was a sadly familiar figure to those in Fall River who remembered him as a boy, now prowling the streets he once ruled, looking for a fix. One day, for a time he cannot remember, he would die.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHRIS HERREN is a former NBA basketball player for the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics. His company, Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren, Inc., provides basketball training for young players as well as educational talks. He lives in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Herren is the founder of Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren, a basketball player development company; the author of \u003ci\u003eBasketball Junkie\u003c\/i\u003e; and a public speaker with the American Program Bureau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBILL REYNOLDS is a sports columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of several previous books, including \u003ci\u003eFall River Dreams \u003c\/i\u003eand (with Rick Pitino) the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eSuccess Is a Choice. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.25 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765075345696,"sku":"9781250006899","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9ab2cbf276452d6d8424b0cc83549db7.webp?v=1780261681","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/basketball-junkie-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}