Nugg Love » Tariq Abdul-Wahad http://nugglove.com A Denver Nuggets Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 19 May 2013 03:32:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Chris Herren’s story and its impact on the Nuggets http://nugglove.com/2011/11/03/chris-herrens-story-and-its-impact-on-the-nuggets/ http://nugglove.com/2011/11/03/chris-herrens-story-and-its-impact-on-the-nuggets/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:50:29 +0000 Jonathan Maness http://nugglove.com/?p=2132 Chris Herren’s battle with substance abuse has been well-documented lately. Books like Fall River Dreams and Basketball Junkies, and ESPN’s documentary Unguarded discussed the impact drugs had on his life on and off the basketball court. Herren grew up in Fall Rivers, Mass. and started his college career at Boston College, where he was dismissed after a [...]

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]]> Chris Herren’s battle with substance abuse has been well-documented lately. Books like Fall River Dreams and Basketball Junkies, and ESPN’s documentary Unguarded discussed the impact drugs had on his life on and off the basketball court.

Herren grew up in Fall Rivers, Mass. and started his college career at Boston College, where he was dismissed after a season. His career was resurrected in Fresno State where he had the most success in his college career. During his sophomore and junior seasons he averaged 17.5 and 15.6 points, while  also handing out nearly five assists a contest. But once again his battle with drugs kicked in and he failed a drug test an was sent to rehab. After his junior year two of his teammates made themselves eligible for the NBA Draft.  (more…)

]]> http://nugglove.com/2011/11/03/chris-herrens-story-and-its-impact-on-the-nuggets/feed/ 0 Chris Andersen turns 33 http://nugglove.com/2011/07/07/happy-33rd-chris-andersen/ http://nugglove.com/2011/07/07/happy-33rd-chris-andersen/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:40 +0000 Jonathan Maness http://nugglove.com/?p=1897 His spiky hair and colorful body has made him a fan favorite among Denver Nuggets fans, and today the man they call Birdman turns 33. Chris Andersen and his flamboyant style have been a familiar sight around the Pepsi Center, during his well traveled career. He started his career in Denver in 2001 and has [...]

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Chris Andersen turns 33 today

His spiky hair and colorful body has made him a fan favorite among Denver Nuggets fans, and today the man they call Birdman turns 33. (more…)

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