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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication Date
2026.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization at a crucial juncture in their history, as they try to juggle the warring priorities between Lebron James and the Buss family. When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, the match looked like one made in heaven. Here was a living legend, the preeminent athlete of his generation, joining forces with one of the most iconic teams...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Publication Date
2020.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"The Golden State Warriors are the envy of the modern NBA. Chasing their third consecutive championship, they have assembled an incredible wealth of athletic talent, lead the league in merchandise sales, and are planning to move into a glitzy new stadium next season. Their owner, Joe Lacob, regularly hosts the top CEOs and influencers of Silicon Valley in his box, fashioning himself into one of the most powerful men in the world. Yet inside the organization,...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Publication Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xii, 370 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores the NBA's surge in popularity in the 1970s and 1980s and its transformation into a global cultural institution. Far beyond simply being a sports league, the NBA has become an entertainment and pop culture juggernaut. From all kinds of team logo merchandise to officially branded video games and players crossing over into reality television, film, fashion lines, and more, there is an inseparable line between sports and entertainment. But only...
4) Basket ball
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
[2026]
Physical Desc
102 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated history of basketball, highlighting the impact that Black players have had on the sport"
Basketball has evolved by leaps and bounds since its origin over 125 years ago, but what remains is the passion of the players, the heat of competition, and supreme strategy and athleticism on the court. In this visual tour de force, celebrated artist Kadir Nelson weds his love for the game with showstopping paintings that bring its heart-pounding...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
When the NBA shut down operations in March 2020 because of COVID-19, the league was in the middle of uncertainty. Four months later, twenty-two teams resumed play in a "bubble" at Disney World--a restricted location cut off from the outside world. Only a handful of reporters were invited. Ben Golliver was one of them. This book is his account of the season and life inside the "bubble"--adapted from book jacket.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The 1980s were a transformative decade for the NBA. Since its founding in 1946, the league had evolved from a bruising, earthbound game of mostly nameless, underpaid players to one in which athletes became household names for their thrilling, physics-defying play. The 1987-88 season was the peak of that golden era, a year of incredible drama that featured a pantheon of superstars in their prime--the most future Hall of Famers competing at one time...
7) Black ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the generation that saved the soul of the NBA
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Publication Date
2023.
Physical Desc
vii, 355 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Against the backdrop of ongoing massive resistance to racial desegregation and increasingly strident calls for Black Power, the NBA in the 1970s embodied the nation's imagined descent into disorder. The press and the public blamed young Black players for the chaos in the NBA, citing drugs, violence, greed, and criminality. The supposed decline of pro basketball became a metaphor for the first decades of integration in America: the rules of the game...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xi, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"There was a time, about 20 years ago, when Madison Square Garden roared so loud, opposing teams feared entering the "Mecca of Basketball." That's because it was home to the Knicks, the most physical and flagrantly aggressive team of their era. They were always looking for a fight. They fought opposing players. They fought opposing coaches. Hell, they fought each other. As a result, the NBA had to alter its rules because of this team. As the decade...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Publication Date
2024
Physical Desc
286 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"40 years of stunning basketball photography--both on the court and off--from one of the sports’ greatest chroniclers. As one of the NBA’s premier photographers, Nathaniel S. Butler has shot it all. From iconic moments like Ray Allen’s corner three to intimate portraits of Bill Russell and the NBA50 and NBA75 teams to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and Steph Curry clinching championships, if it was a history-making basketball...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publication Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every few years a talent comes along that disrupts everything we think we know about how the NBA should work. Whether it's scoring, playmaking, or shooting, these are players and tactics that fundamentally challenge how the game is played and what greatness looks like on a basketball court. For a period of time, these players each become an "Atlas" for the league, carrying the weight of the NBA on their shoulders, but also providing the roadmap that...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xv, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The professional basketball player and 2016 Olympic gold medalist shares her inspirational story of overcoming the challenges of competitive sports through balancing hard work and the support of family.