Sugar: Micheal Ray Richardson, Eighties Excess, and the NBA

The 1980s were arguably the NBA's best decade, giving rise to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan. One player who personified the eighties excess is Micheal Ray Richardson. Tracking the rise, fall, and eventual redemption of Richardson throughout his playing days and subsequent coaching career, Charley Rosen describes the life-defining pitfalls Richardson and other players faced.