low point of my life [...] There were no visitors. No one down for me. No letters. I had fake friends. They left me for dead", Rider told Yahoo! Sports. At the time of his sentencing, Rider's mother was in a coma, which weighed heavily on his mind. In 2012, Rider announced he was planning to release a documentary about his life, called My Testimony: Raw and Uncut. Rider has also established a charitable organization for children called the Sky Rider Foundation. "I just want to help kids. With today's economy some parents cannot afford to send their kids to the extracurricular activities. It's very costly, there's registration fees, equipment, uniforms and shoe costs. If a kid has dreams to be somebody, I want to help", he said in an interview. Rap career On a 1994 album titled B-Ball's Best Kept Secret which featured songs performed by NBA players ranging from Gary Payton and Jason Kidd to Brian Shaw and Chris Mills, Rider (credited as J.R. on the album) provided the track "Funk in the Trunk." References External links J.R. Rider's Official NBA Player File 1971 births Living people African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players Allen Red Devils men's basketball players American men's basketball players American people convicted of assault American people convicted of drug offenses American sportspeople convicted of crimes Antelope Valley Marauders men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Oakland, California Denver Nuggets players Los Angeles Lakers players Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks Minnesota Timberwolves players People convicted of battery Portland Trail Blazers players Shooting guards Small forwards UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople