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After drugs drove him from the nba, chris herren makes off. The first day film presented by center on addiction and cigna, challenges audiences to look within to identify. Chris herren was a basketball legend from fall river, massachusetts who scored over 2,000 career points while at durfee high school and was named to the 1994 mcdonalds allamerican team. Former nba player chris herren rebounds from heroin. A memoir by chris herren in chm, djvu, fb3 download ebook. Chris herren is the narrator and focus of the book. Herren had troubles with drugs and alcohol through his. Feb 24, 2012 in the 14 years he lived as a drug addict, former nba player chris herren had no shortage of moments that could have been his rock bottom. Toody cirincione by chris roche feb 1, 1993 hardcover. Martins press book by chris herren with bill reynolds, tells of herrens arduous journey from prep start. Basketball junkie quotes by chris herren goodreads. Chris herren s basketball junkie is the story of what happens when a town and a family pressure a favorite son to embody their dreams, which turn out to be his nightmare. Sep 8, 1999 chris herren signed a multiyear contract with the denver nuggets. In june of 2009, herren celebrated one year of sobriety and took the next step in his career to launch a basketball player development company, hoop dreams with chris herren, inc.
Chris herren, basketball junkie kim porter, cfrs 20171120t17. Chris herren in nj to tell addiction story that ended his. Since the summer of 2009, he has trained hundreds of basketball players including some of the top basketball prospects in new england. Season school conf g gs mp fg fga fg% 2p 2pa 2p% 3p 3pa 3p% ft fta ft% orb drb trb ast stl blk tov pf. Latest on boston college eagles guard chris herren jr. Herren played basketball for durfee high school then went on to play at boston college and fresno state. Chris herren is the founder of hoop dreams with chris herren, a basketball player development company. A memoir, documenting his career on and off the court. Apr 28, 2011 basketball junkie by chris herren gives you a frightening example of how detrimental drugs are to the users life. Chris lived the dream of every kid who has ever bounced a basketball in their drive way.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read basketball junkie. Bill reynolds and chris herren team up once again, this time to delve into herrens issues with substance abuse and his road to recovery. Chris herren was born in fall river, massachusetts in september 1975. When the emts found me, there was a needle in my arm and a packet of heroin in the front. May 24, 2011 bill reynolds and chris herren team up once again, this time to delve into herren s issues with substance abuse and his road to recovery. He was predicted to be the number 1 pick in the nba draft if he was clean.
Chris herrens basketball junkie is the story of what happens when a town and a family pressure a favorite son to embody their dreams, which turn out to be his. Throughout the book, doyle remains open and candid, whether shes admitting to. Chris herren is a former professional basketball player, a voice on the topic of substance use prevention and a wellness advocate. In his memoir, basketball junkie, chris shares in his own words how he nearly lost everything and everyone he loved, and. If a book can be both anguished and celebratory, this is it. Chris herren, once a star basketball player whose nba career was cut short by drug use, shared his story of addiction and recovery at the pal community center in lincoln park. Basketball junkie by chris herren, bill reynolds kirkus. Former nba player chris herren will share the story of his basketball life and struggle with addiction tuesday at 7 p. One such story of hero to villain, and then back again to hero, is that of former basketball star, chris herren. Basketball junkie by chris herren, bill reynolds alibris. Chris herren playing for the denver nuggets and the boston celtics in the early 2000s, chris herren was one of basketballs most promising athletes. Now hes making an offcourt comeback, helping addicts and their families fight drug abuse. Chris herren, former boston celtic, delivers a powerful. Bill reynolds 1994 book, fall river dreams, follows the durfee high school basketball team and its star, chris herren, as the team begins its annual drive for a state championship.
Trae young proves hes not just a good basketball player, but shows off his talents on the football field as well. Buy this book in this blunt, selfdeprecating memoir, herren tells his story as one of the greatest high school. He attended and graduated durfee high school from 19901994, there he played basketball. Season school conf g gs mp fg fga fg% 2p 2pa 2p% 3p 3pa 3p% ft fta ft% orb drb trb ast stl blk tov pf pts sos. A memoir ebook written by chris herren, bill reynolds. Book chris herren for speaking, events and appearances. This book goes into detail about the highlights of his career and into depth about how he was as a person and a player. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. Metaphorical hoops junkies may find the paucity of game action disappointing, but reynoldss work in fleshing out the contextual details and herrens selfeviscerating forthrightness make this a worthwhile read. Chris herren walked into the save mart center for the first time, marveling at its size, but mentally traveling back to his fresno state playing days at selland arena. Bill reynolds is a sports columnist for the providence journal and the author of several previous books, including fall river dreams and with rick. In this episode of the massachusetts school of laws educational forum associate dean michael coyne talks with chris herren about his memoir in which he goes from high school glory.
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