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God and Starbucks: An NBA Superstar's Journey Through Addiction and Recovery
By Baker, Vin
- ISBN
- 9780062496812 9780062496836
- Publisher
- Amistad: HarperCollins
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Reviewed on June 9, 2017 | Nonfiction
In this debut, four-time NBA All-Star and Gold Medalist Baker recounts his struggle with alcohol and drug addiction. After experiencing basketball success at Connecticut's University of Hartford, Baker was the eighth pick in the 1993 NBA draft, going to the Milwaukee Bucks. Yet he struggled during his rookie year owing to a lack of playing time and immersed himself in the nightlife of the NBA, where drinking, smoking weed, and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
