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Luther Wright Among Retired Players Performing at All-Star Weekend

By Tim PovtakJan 11th 2010 – 6:00PM

The rise and fall and return of Luther Wright, who has gone from a first-round NBA draft pick to homeless crack addict to basketball coach and peer counselor, will add another chapter next month at All-Star Weekend in Dallas. He will become a star again. Wright was selected to be part of the NBA Legends Band that will...

To Hell and Back With Luther Wright

By Tim PovtakNov 24th 2009 – 3:22PM

JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Luther Wright wakes up at 5:15 every morning, kisses his peacefully sleeping wife, then looks down at the toes on his right foot -- the three remaining ones -- to help prepare for the battle he must wage that day. It's his key to staying sober, his key to staying alive. Wright is the former Seton Hall...

Biggest NBA Busts by Team

By Will BrinsonJun 25th 2009 – 1:15PM

So, you may or may not have seen the feature we did for the NFL Draft in which we took every single team and decided who the worst draft pick in the history of that franchise was. And it was so awesome and fun to do (and totally not time consuming at all) that I decided to roll it out for the NBA as well. So, for every NBA...

Background on Luther Wright

Luther A. Wright Jr. (born September 22, 1971 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a retired American professional basketball player, in the center position.

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