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Former Celtic Chris Herren on his struggles with substance abuse, path to sobriety

Boston Celtics alum Chris Herren beat the odds to make the NBA as a player, but famously became entangled in drug use on his way.

Former Boston Celtic Chris Herren beat the odds to make the NBA as a player, but he became entangled in drug use while in the college ranks. His story was famously documented in the film “Unguarded.” But Herren found his way to sobriety — now going on 14 years — beating the odds yet again.

To chat about his time playing for the Celtics and the Denver Nuggets, his struggles with substance abuse and path to overcoming it and many other stories of his basketball journey, Herren recently sat down to talk to the hosts of the Heavy “Celtics Collective” podcast.

To hear what the onetime Boston player has to say about the perils of fame and fortune as an NBA player surrounded by glitz and glamor, take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what he had to say on the pod.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Ex-Boston Celtics guard Chris Herren on trying to reach students before substance abuse is a problem

The former Boston floor general now dedicates himself to reaching local youth struggling with addiction.

Former Boston Celtics guard Chris Herren recently shared his harrowing journey from athletic success to the depths of addiction with parents and students at Masuk High School as part of his personal efforts to pay forward the aid that saved his own life after struggles with drug addiction derailed his pro career and private life. In a series of presentations, Herren opened up about his troubled upbringing, teenage experimentation with drugs and alcohol, and the devastating consequences of his opioid addiction.

“In 1994, I had an opportunity to sit in a gymnasium and pay attention, and right now I would give anything to go back to 1994 and listen” said Herren via the Monroe Sun’s Bill Bittar.

Growing up in a household with an alcoholic father, Herren’s troubles began in his teen years.

On this day: Chris Herren born; Ron Grandison, Charles Smith signed

On this day, former Boston Celtics Ron Grandison and Charles Smith signed with the team, and guard Chris Herren was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, big man Ron Grandison signed with the storied franchise as an unrestricted free agent in 1988. Grandison played his college ball at both the University of California, Irvine, and the University of New Orleans before he was selected in the fifth round of the 1987 NBA draft with the 100th overall pick (there were many more rounds in this era) by the Denver Nuggets.

He would never suit up for that organization however and instead played a single season for the Rochester Flyers in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA – that era’s equivalent of the NBA G League) after being waived by the Nuggets.

Grandison then signed with the Celtics the following fall.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 12

Today’s installment focuses on the 34 players who wore No. 12 over the years as of September 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 34 players who wore No. 12 over the years as of September 2023.

Chris Herren on his time battling addiction as a Boston Celtic

Herren would eventually go clean and continued his career abroad, but the once-promising Celtics alum works to help others now to avoid the fraught path he once found himself on.

Former Boston Celtics point guard Chris Herren was the epitome of a New England floor general. He grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts, in a family of basketball junkies. He was accepted to play his college ball at Boston College (we will overlook his inexplicable lack of fandom for Larry Bird).

Then, he became involved with drugs and was kicked out of the school he had chosen over blue-blood programs such as Kentucky and Duke. Herren held his addiction down long enough to transfer to Fresno State and get drafted by the Denver Nuggets, who dealt him to his hometown Celtics with Bryant Stith for Calbert Cheaney and Robert Pack in 2000.

From there, his life went downhill. Herren was cut by Boston, and then he was arrested for drugs after passing out in a drive-through. His life hit bottom when he was involved in an accident while high and needed to be resuscitated.

Herren eventually got himself clean and continued his career abroad, but he now helps others avoid the path he once found himself on.

The Fall River native recently made a guest appearance on DJ Vlad’s “Vlad TV” podcast to talk about all the above and more; take a look at the clip embedded above to hear it in full.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Former Celtic Chris Herren on his struggles with substance abuse, path to sobriety

Boston Celtics alum Chris Herren beat the odds to make the NBA as a player, but famously became entangled in drug use on his way.

Former Boston Celtic Chris Herren beat the odds to make the NBA as a player, but he became entangled in drug use while in the college ranks. His story was famously documented in the film “Unguarded.” But Herren found his way to sobriety — now going on 14 years — beating the odds yet again.

To chat about his time playing for the Celtics and the Denver Nuggets, his struggles with substance abuse and path to overcoming it and many other stories of his basketball journey, Herren recently sat down to talk to the hosts of the Heavy “Celtics Collective” podcast.

To hear what the onetime Boston player has to say about the perils of fame and fortune as an NBA player surrounded by glitz and glamor, take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what he had to say on the pod.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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