marc perrusquia: people who knew them well, beyond the public arena, knew they had troubles. ng: a volatile mix of infidelity and jealousy, says perrusquia. it was his darker-- darker side. andrea canning: for lorenzen, life in the nba was intoxicating. under the bright lights in the biggest cities with plenty of cash, clubbing, and women. phil dotson: he was a rock star. and with being a rock star comes certain temptations that come at you. and those temptations, unfortunately, did win over at times. phil dotson: yes, at times. at times, they were. i think that literally, the thrill of being on the road-- nba seasons can go eight or nine months at a time, and you're in city to city, city to city, and you're hanging out with nba players and other millionaires. and the temptations-- temptations are real marc perrusquia: by sherra's account, from the time that he got in the nba, it was like, a constant parade of women. he was young. he was a good-looking guy, i mean, and he had all this opportunity. i think he took advantage of it. andrea canning: sherra, according to lorenzen's

memphis investigative reporter marc perrusquia.arc perrusquia: a lot of people didn't know about him until he played aau ball for sherra wright's dad. and sherra's dad brought him up to memphis. and he played his last season of high school ball here in memphis and was a high school all-american. the coaches were like, i don't know what this boy is doing, but he can make some money one day. andrea canning: sherra, also, liked what she saw, and the two began dating, even though she was almost five years older, as ren's friend bill adkins immediately noticed. she was different. you could tell she was quite mature. quite savvy. sexy-- can i use that word, sexy? absolutely. she was the kind of girl that guys looked at. andrea canning: lorenzen, the country kid, was smitten with the more sophisticated city gal. what was it about sherra that he fell so fast for her? well, let me see, how can i put this nicely? sex. uh-huh. he was 17. she was 22. so she lured him in. he had a little girlfriend, but they weren't doing all that stuff sherra