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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"As the face of the NBA's new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world, the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold, and Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped 'The Greek Freak' -- from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the side of the street with his family to the racism...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Atria Books edition.
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...
51) Grown ups
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Five friends and former teammates reunite on the Fourth of July weekend to honor the passing of their former high school basketball coach.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
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.
54) Baller Ina
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"A rhyming picture book about Ina who is a graceful ballerina who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court"--
55) Hoops
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares's debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys' team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games...
58) Uncle Drew
Pub. Date
2018
Description
After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax is dealt a series of unfortunate setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival. Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend Uncle Drew and convinces him to return to the court one more time.
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