In sports, we often see the athletes as heroes, titans, and giants amongst regular people -- especially in the case of 7'0" Kentucky Basketball standout and former NBA player, Willie Cauley-Stein. But what we don't often see is the adversity that all these men and women face off the court, field, or track. And Willie's story is no different.

The path that brought Willie from high school football star to becoming a basketball standout may have looked like climbing a mountain to some, but there was a secret shadow lurking on the trail he was blazing.

Willie recently publicly opened up about his battle with drug addiction and why he felt now was the time to be vulnerable about his past. Shannon Spake, who once covered Kentucky's Men's Basketball team where she met our guest, dives into his story of rising to the pressure of one of the greatest sports institutions in college athletics, his sobriety story, and the last words his grandma spoke to him that changed his life for good.

How did Willie Cauley-Stein, a kid from a town of less than 800, become a basketball phenom, and with a heart to match his stature? Find out with us on today's episode of Sons & Daughters.

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