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Title: Basketball Junkie

Subtitle: A Memoir

Author: Chris Herren, Bill Reynolds

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-13-12

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

At basketball-crazy Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts, junior guard Chris Herren carried his familys and the citys 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 McDonalds All-American, featured in a Sports Illustrated cover story, and at just seventeen years old became the central figure in Fall River Dreams, an acclaimed book about the 1994 Durfee teams quest for the state championship. Leaving Fall River for college, Herren starred on Jerry Tarkanians 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: Rolling Stone profiled him, 60 Minutes 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.

Twenty 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.

In his own words, 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, Basketball Junkie is a remarkable memoir, harrowing in its descent, and heartening in its return.

Critic Reviews:

"A sobering, cautionary tale for star-athletes-to-be." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

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This and the documentary changed my life. Made me think about everything I was doing and made me find sobriety plus find happiness in everything I have.

Great Book!!

If you are a fan of Chris Herren, basketball, or any of the teams he played for. This boom is a MUST!! Great behind the scenes look at the struggles he went through and the NBA lifestyle. Easy 5 stars!!

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