On Roy Tarpley, the Dallas Maverick whose promising career was cut short when his addiction led to him being banned from the NBA. --- Link to Playback.tv (where I will be live-streaming NBA games) - https://www.playback.tv/backfirednbapod NEW WEBSITE: https://www.backfirednba.com/ --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER https://twitter.com/L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/backfiredNBApod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backfirednbapod and TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backfirednbapod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Intro music: “How To Save A Life” by The Fray performed by Pau Gasol. Outro music: “Wonderwall” by Oasis performed by The Mike Flowers Pops. Sources: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Detroit Free Press, New York Times, Top10Busts