Please join us, November 12, 2015 at the Memminger Auditorium at 7:00pm for an inspiring presentation featuring former NBA professional basketball player, Chris Herren. It’s tale of a harrowing decent into addiction, a miraculous recovery and his new life mission: to share his story with audiences in the hopes of reaching just one person and making a difference in their life.
Chris Herren, a basketball legend from Fall River, Massachusetts, dreamed of one day playing for his hometown team, the Boston Celtics. An All-American, Chris broke scoring records, was recruited by top colleges, featured in Sports Illustrated and became the focus of an acclaimed book, Fall River Dreams. Herren realized his lifelong dream of playing in the NBA when he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in 1999 and was traded to the Boston Celtics after his rookie season, but lost it all to due to substance abuse.
Alcohol and drug-free since August 1, 2008, he has refocused his life to put his sobriety and family above all else. He shares his harrowing story of abuse and recovery in his memoir, Basketball Junkie, as well as in numerous interviews throughout the Emmy nominated ESPN Films documentary Unguarded, of which he is the subject.
All proceeds will benefit Chucktown Squash Scholars, an after-school youth development program, which uses the sport of squash, in combination with academic tutoring, literacy development, fitness education, community service, and mentoring to make a difference in the lives of Charleston’s underserved youth population.
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