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What: “Beyond the Glory”

Where: Fox Sports Net, Sunday, 8 p.m.

When Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease called focal glormerulosclerosis in 2000, for which there is no cure, it was another chapter in a life that hasn’t been easy or without pain.

This edition of “Beyond the Glory” will take a look at Mourning’s basketball career as well as his sometimes complicated life. Born in Chesapeake, Va., in 1970, Mourning grew up quickly in more ways than one. He had battles on the basketball court and also battles in custody court. When his parents divorced, a judge gave young Alonzo the option of living with either parent. He opted to be placed in the state’s foster care system.

“I was just looking for some answers back then and I didn’t want to be around that type of atmosphere,” Mourning says. “I wasn’t a happy child.”

After bouncing around the system, Mourning ended up at the home of Fannie Threet. Mourning was one of 49 foster children reared by Threet.

He got into trouble for associating with a drug dealer while at Georgetown and his professional career has had some bumps in the road. One came when he was kicked out of a 1998 playoff game for fighting with Larry Johnson of the New York Knicks.

But the show presents a balanced picture of Mourning, who has also done a lot of good things and is heavily involved in charitable work through his foundation.