Retired NBA great Al Harrington, who discovered the benefits of CBDs (Cannabinoids) at the end of his playing career, has premiered a new line of wellness products based on hemp, the non-psychoactive elements found in the plant. As an upscale consumer brand, Harrington Wellness will feature products that will foster healthy living and all the benefits that come from it.
Harrington introduced the new brand at a star-studded dinner in Beverly Hills at the start of the NBA’s 2018 All-Star Weekend taking place in Los Angeles.
“After more surgeries than I care to admit, my knee was shot, and I was in pain all the time,” said Harrington, CEO of Harrington Wellness and founder of The Harrington Group. “If I had the benefit of CBDs, like our Harrington Wellness Cream when I was playing, there’s no doubt I could have played two or three more seasons in the NBA.”
It was Harrington’s fall 2017 “Uninterrupted” online interview with retired NBA Commissioner David Stern, which has generated over 122,000 views on YouTube and more than one million total across various websites, that led to the creation of Harrington Wellness.
“David and I were talking about the benefits of CBDs and how NBA players could benefit from them,” added the former New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets forward. “That interview led to lots of interest and an outpouring of support, so I created Harrington Wellness to fill the unserved niche of upmarket, professional and premium CBD products that are legal anywhere in the country.”
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Harrington initially discovered the recuperative power of Cannabis, and later CBDs, as a result of convincing his grandmother, Viola, to use extracts to help with her glaucoma. As a result, Harrington Wellness’ sister company, Viola Extracts, is named in her honor.
