Righting Sinking Ship

Micheal Ray Richardson was the second NBA player banned for substance abuse, and the first player reinstated. Righting the Sinking Ship: The Autobiography of Micheal Ray Richardson is a cautionary tale of the perils of drug addiction and the need to choose friends wisely, as much as a story of Micheal Ray's inner struggle for the strength to overcome the demons of drugs. Micheal Ray's love for himself, his family, and the game of basketball proved more powerful than cocaine. When his friends escalated the party atmosphere from alcohol to cocaine during the summer of 1981, the New York Knicks' All-Star guard dropped his lifelong stance against drug use. Cocaine took over, gradually destroying his family life and a career so promising he racked up 18 triple-doubles and three All-Star berths in three seasons as a Knicks' starter. The Knicks traded him to Golden State prior to the 1982-83 season and the Warriors traded him to the New Jersey Nets a few months later.Richardson, Ray Micheal is the author of 'Righting Sinking Ship', published 2005 under ISBN 9781596700031 and ISBN 1596700033.