Dontknow3 presents part three of our series Hoop Dreamz turn to Nightmares The Eddie Griffin Story, Former NBA player born Eddie Griffin from Philadelphia, Pa started off with a very promising basketball career. It began with a solid freshman campaign at Seton Hall University where Griffin averaged a double double with 17 ppg and 10 reb these are the numbers that had NBA scouts salivating over the potential of the versatile 6-10 freshman. Also with the great upside he displayed on the court there definitely was an equal downside with his off court behavior, Eddie Griffin got in to a fight with a Seton Hall teammate which subsequently ended the pirates season. Following this Griffin entered the NBA draft where he began his journey to live his Hoop Dream by becoming a NBA player and that he did, but from the fight and question's about his attitude he slipped to the 7th pick which is nothing to feel bad about.
His first two season's began with Eddie Griffin looking like he was worth all of the hype by posting respectable numbers but once again it was the off court situations that where becoming a constant problem for the young NBA star. So by his third season Griffin realized he suffered from alcoholism and checked in to rehab for the entire 2004 season. After this you would think things are going to get better by the fact Griffin went to get help, but just the opposite took place , his problems began to take on a snowball effect in his life one after the other. He signed a contract with the Minnesota Timber-wolves, but was released for his attitude, missing practice and a team flight at this point the NBA dream has turned completely in to a nightmare. Griffin also had some child support problems with the mother of his child, I guess with his career going down and personal life he did what a lot of people do he turned to the drank. But this would also be part of his demise, 1:00a.m. on August 17, 2007 Eddie Griffin died in a violent car crash that set his SUV on fire while he burned inside of hit. Griffin had ignored a railroad crossing and ran in to the side of a moving train. Many people speculate on his death on the possibility of it being a suicide, because of all the problems he was going through on and off the court, but the police report stated that his alcohol level was three times the legal limit.
In closing this was a talented young man who may have been a little immature for some of the situations that life was presenting him at the time, but he did achieve his dream of making it to the NBA. That same dream quickly turned to a nightmare with in a couple of years leading to problems on the court and off the court, which sadly killed this former NBA player. One thing that we can take away from this tragic scenario is even if you achieve your Hoop Dream that's just the beginning you still have to actually live it!!
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