Every Shot Counts: A Memoir of Resilience

Summary

From NBA All-Star and ESPN commentator Carlos Boozer, a gripping, intimate and inspiring memoir about overcoming trauma, achieving your dreams and staying true to who you are in the process Most people know Carlos Boozer as the beloved power forward whose dazzling basketball career spanned two decades. He led Duke University to a national championship, played alongside LeBron, won two Olympic medals and closed out his thirteen-year NBA career as a Laker with Kobe Bryant. He remains a fixture in the basketball world, appearing regularly as a commentator on ESPN. Despite living a public life, Carlos has shied away from sharing his full story. One secret in particular has both haunted and motivated him for most of his life: the story of an unspeakable trauma from his childhood. And he’s ready to unpack it, so that others might heal. Raw, relatable and profoundly inspiring, Every Shot Counts will reframe the way you think about a familiar sports figure and the untold weight of the stories we all silently carry.