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If you were not able to catch the ESPN Films documentary “Unguarded” last evening, you’ve got to make time to see it. The film highlights the story of Chris Herren, a basketball player turned drug addict who has battled his addiction and transformed his life for the better. Herren played basketball for Boston College before transferring to Fresno State. He was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in 1999 and then traded to the Boston Celtics later in his career.

Since his fight against drugs, Herren speaks about his struggles and travels with his book Basketball Junkie. The former Celtic heads to Stony Brook University next week to speak to the athletic department and student-athletes about his struggles, his book and his revamped life. It is part of the Seawolf athletic department’s Book of the Year Program where the entire staff reads a book and then the author is invited to campus to discuss the work with staff and student-athletes.

Herren will be at Stony Brook on Sunday and Monday.

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