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Author:

MacMullan, Jackie, author.

Title:

Basketball : a love story / Jackie MacMullan, Rafe Bartholomew, and Dan Klores.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Crown Archetype,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

x, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Subject:

Basketball--United States--History.
Basketball players--United States--Interviews.
Oral histories.

Other Authors:

Bartholomew, Rafe, author.
Klores, Dan, author.

Notes:

"Inspired by a landmark ESPN Films series"--Jacket. Includes index.

Contents:

First loves -- Celtics vs. Lakers : Russell's dominance, West's heartbreak, and those balloons -- Wilt's century mark -- Wilt vs. Russell : friends, rivals, and champions -- Basketball's battle for racial equality -- The Big O's quest for justice -- Breaking barriers : Title IX and the growth of the women's game -- The Mighty Macs -- Gamblers ensnare the game -- The Wizard of Westwood -- Relief or joy? NCAA championship coaches on the feeling of winning a title -- From unbeatable to the unthinkable : Team USA and the Olympics, 1956-1972 -- In the beginning, there was a hoop -- The renegade league -- UNC : the family that Frank and Dean built -- Coach K : from Bob Knight's protégé to the one-and-done era -- Larry and Magic : NBA renaissance men -- Bird steals the ball, and Detroit's trip to the finals -- The city game -- Pat vs Geno : icons divided -- The agitator -- Your heroes' heroes -- The greatest of all time -- The NBA's reluctant revolutionary -- The greatest team ever assembled -- We got next -- Have game, will travel -- The basketball world becomes flat -- The Laker alpha males -- The Spurs way -- The new NBA : Lebron and small ball -- Ball is life.

Summary:

"An oral history of basketball"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1524761788
9781524761783

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1019609185

LCCN:

2018023541

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