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Haywood 7 3-3 17, Ballard 5 0-0 10, Mahorn 4 2-2 10, Johnson 7 0-1 14, Collins 4 2-2 10, Ruland 2 1-2 5, Lucas 5 0-0 10, Grevey 2 5-6 9, Davis 1 0-0 2, Chones 0 1-2 1, Witts 1 1-2 3, Terry 0 0-0 0, Totals...
...Luke came right in the door," recalls Kevin Grevey, the other starting guard, "and in front of everyone, said, 'I've got a drug problem; I did too much cocaine last night.' You could hear a pin drop. 'Gene,' he turned to Gene Shue [the Bullets' head coach], 'help me. Kevin, help me.' He went around the room. 'Don, help me. Rick, please help me.' Nobody could say a word. We were stunned...
...their number was using cocaine. The fact that sports heroes lie, steal, cheat, drink, smoke dope and snort cocaine at roughly the rate of their fellow men has never been the revelation to athletes that it is to others. "But I've never, ever heard anyone admit it," Grevey says, "especially to his coach...
...three-day series, but the pro-basketball life constitutes vaudeville, endless one-night stands, night after night; catching the last flight at midnight or the first one in the morning; playing 100 games a year-too many for the body, the soul and even the customers. "Sometimes," says Grevey, "your legs start to ache real bad just walking down the steps to go to the game, and you realize they aren't even injured, they're just tired. Then, on the court, you feel like you're playing in Army boots. You have to pace yourself...
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