Elevated the global rise of the N.B.A.
"Howard Beck. Marc Stein. Jonathan Abrams. Chris Broussard. Ira Berkow. George Vecsey. Mike Wise. Selena Roberts. Lee Jenkins. All have graced the pages of The New York Times, entertaining readers with their probing coverage of the N.B.A.: a stage on which spectacular athletes perform against a...
| Other Authors: | Araton, Harvey (Editor) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago, Illinois :
Triumph Books,
[2019]
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| Series: |
New York Times.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Jeff Van Gundy
- Godfathers of the modern game
- Darkness before dawn
- Showdown in Salt Lake
- Julius Erving, PhD
- Descendants of Havlicek
- Race in the '80s
- Sky's the limit
- Bad boys
- Death and survival
- Stars come out
- Jordan rules
- Sweet dreams
- Goodbye to the greats
- Second coming
- Moses to N.C.A.A.: "Stop jivin' me"
- The Space Jam launch
- N.B.A. on NBC
- Laborious lifestyle
- The Jordan heirs
- Slam bang
- Game of thrones
- Changing the game
- Crashing the borders
- Deep in the heart
- Old enough to fight, too young to play
- Fashionistas
- Bicoastal conundrum
- What were they thinking?
- Drafted, decided, delivered
- Shoot the 3. Don't stop
- Dribble handoff
- Culture warriors
- Racism and revenue
- Losing propositions
- Solely remarkable
- Unicorns, freaks and 3-point frenzy
- Front office fame and folly
- Empty (Rose) garden
- Durant! Durant!
- Magic's man
- Parting shots from the rings leader.