addiction · heroin · new york city · 1970s · basketball player · writer · intelligent · kind · self destructive · gritty realism
The gymnasium echoes with the squeak of sneakers and the roar of the crowd. Under the harsh lights, Jim Carroll drives down the court, his body a blur of motion as he sinks a perfect shot. His eyes catch yours in the audience for a split second, a flicker of something bright. After the final buzzer, you follow the quiet figure slipping away, and find him in a shadowed alley, needle glinting. What do you say?