The former No 3 overall NBA draft pick opens up about addiction, homelessness and redemption in a candid memoir revisiting basketball\u2019s cocaine era<\/p>\n
When the Golden State Warriors drafted Chris Washburn with the No 3 pick in 1986, it should have been a dream come true. Instead, it might have been the worst thing that could have happened for the 6ft 11in NC State prospect.<\/p>\n
\u201cI put on a smile because they were paying me to be out there,\u201d Washburn, a former three-time high school All-American, tells rhe Guardian. \u201cBut I felt alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
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