Rebound

Soaring in the NBA, Battling Parkinson’s, and Finding What Really Matters

Narrated by Leon Nixon
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Pub Date Apr 06 2021 | Archive Date Apr 13 2021

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Description

After twelve years of playing basketball at the highest professional level, Brian Grant could have been forgiven for thinking that the hardest part of his life was behind him, that he'd be able to kick back and enjoy the fruits of his considerable labors. But soon after his retirement from the NBA, Grant was diagnosed with Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease, ushering in a challenge greater than any he'd faced before as well as an opportunity to embrace what really matters in life. In Rebound, Grant shares his remarkable life before, during, and after those NBA years with no shortage of compassion and wit. With esteemed basketball writer Ric Bucher, Grant shares his story in raw and candid fashion, as he takes listeners to Sacramento, Portland, Miami, and beyond; to the airplane 30,000 feet in the air where he first came to understand the source of the tremors in his hand; and to the summit of Mount St. Helens alongside five others with PD, where he once again put himself to the test and defied expectations.

After twelve years of playing basketball at the highest professional level, Brian Grant could have been forgiven for thinking that the hardest part of his life was behind him, that he'd be able...


Advance Praise

"This is a basketball book that successfully carries a serious subtext. It does well by the sport and makes room for the gravity of Grant's personal struggles. Smart about basketball, wise to life off the court." —Kirkus Reviews

"This is a basketball book that successfully carries a serious subtext. It does well by the sport and makes room for the gravity of Grant's personal struggles. Smart about basketball, wise to life...


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EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9781705297667
PRICE $19.99 (USD)
DURATION 9 Hours, 1 Minutes

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