The realization of a higher power, something or someone that had been keeping him afloat, sparked a small glimmer of faith in him again. It was subtle, but it grew as he slowly started seeing a path forward.

That note was his turning point. Sometimes, rock bottom isn’t when you’re alone. Sometimes, it’s when someone you love shows you just how far you’ve fallen. And maybe, just maybe, that’s the moment you start climbing out.

Noah had a sense that words might shatter the fragile peace they had, so instead, he offered his quiet, unwavering support, by showing up in small ways, without judgement.

Then Covid hit.

A stressed situation turned awful. No accountability. Solitude. Grief.

The perfect storm.

Full speed ahead. Foot to the floor.

Mike’s pride kept him from admitting the truth: he was losing everything to alcohol. Alone, he clung to the bottle as his only companion. But even he knew, deep down, that this path led only one way. Will he wake up before it’s too late?

Blood boiling intervention. Will he go right or will he go left?

The gripping pain of his fiancé’s death turned into his drowning.

How do you say goodbye when your forever was just beginning?

After years of financial distress, divorce and lost dreams— Mike found solace in Sarah. Their love gave him a second chance at life, and for the first time in years, he saw a future filled with hope and stability. But Sarah, haunted by a traumatic past and struggling with her health, carried a darkness neither of them could fully escape. Life would deliver a blow they never saw coming. This was only the eye of the storm.

Mike’s seemingly perfect life as a retired Pro NBA player and then broadcaster transitioned into an intense full court pressure situation.

He believed he could power through it. I imagine, this is where the arrogance started. After all, his job as a successful professional athlete had given him the tools to defend….

Didn’t it?

After a successful career on the court, life threw Mike a brutal turnover in 2000—financial stress that strained his marriage and personal life. His social drinking started to become something more, and despite his best efforts to “pivot,” things unraveled quickly. But this wasn’t the end of the game.

The Rise of a Star 🏀✨

Success was easy - it came naturally like his ability to play basketball.

But as we know, basketball is full of unexpected “turnovers,” and Mike’s story was just beginning.