Boston College to the NBA: Chris Herren on Addiction & the Pressures of Professional Basketball | Better Bad Ideas w/Sean O'Brien | Ep. 23

Former NBA player and founder of the Herren Project, Chris Herren sits down with Sean this week on Better Bad Ideas. Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! Herren Talks @herrentalks9363 Chapters 00:00:00 | Intro 00:00:40 | Who Is Chris Herren 00:03:26 | Drugs & Secrets 00:05:01 | Boston College & Cocaine 00:08:22 | What Was High school Like For A Basketball Prodigy 00:10:11 | The Beings Of Addiction 00:16:07 | Popping Positive For Cocaine 00:20:20 | Alcohol Is A Slow Walk 00:25:01 | From Boston College To Fresno 00:27:08 | The Pressures Of Professional Basketball 00:35:28 | Being A New Player On The Celtics 00:45:35 | Playing In Europe And Getting Addicted To Heroin 00:51:15 | Leaving Basketball 01:03:52 | The Road To Recovery 01:11:08 | Marijuana 01:17:53 | How To Support The Herren Project Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 This is a 7EQUIS Network Show http://www.7equis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices