John Lucas and 'The Gift of Desperation' Ty Lawson Could Receive in Recovery

Posted Jul 24, 2015
John Lucas was young and strong. He was blessed with athletic talent he believed could help him overcome anything. When he was a tennis player, he was an All-American. When he was a basketball player, he was the first pick of the NBA draft. And when he drank, he competed, determined to be the last man standing. (Bleacher Report)

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