Money Players
This astonishing work of investigative sports journalism by the top writers in the field exposes, in detail, the NBA's blind-eye to corruption and its "nothing-but-net-profit" attitude.
The NBA Story
The NBA Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that enabled the exciting basketball league to become the powerhouse it is today.
Dynasties
Organized by dynasty beginning with the Minnesota Lakers (1948-1954) and ending with the Warriors (2015-the present), the book tells the story of each team with player and coach profiles (including some of the sports all-time greats: ...
Young, Black, Rich, and Famous
Looks at the impact that black basketball players and their hip-hop influence has had on American culture.
The NBA Playoffs
Read about the incredible playoff games that basketball fans will never forget. Clutch performances and shocking finishes have helped make the NBA playoffs one of the most thrilling spectacles in sports.
Boys Among Men
Explores the trend of teenage basketball stars skipping college and making the transition to playing professionally, resulting in the 2005 age limit instituted by the NBA, mandating that all players must attend college or another ...
The Ultimate Assist
The book reveals the many different broadcast strategies that are employed by the NBA and television networks to make the televising of an NBA game more appealing to fans.
Sugar
Tracking the rise, fall, and eventual redemption of Richardson throughout his playing days and subsequent coaching career, Charley Rosen describes the life‐defining pitfalls Richardson and other players faced and considers key themes such ...
NBA Coaches Playbook
... NBA for 13 years, mainly under coach Red Holzman with the New York Knicks during their champion- ship years of the early 1970s. As a student at the University of North Dakota, he was mentored by future NBA coach Bill Fitch. Avery.
Unguarded
Unguarded reveals the Lenny Wilkens we have never seen before, the tough, strong, thoughtful, and analytical man who has spent a life in basketball making his teammates and players better than they knew they could be.
Stephen Curry
From a young age, Stephen Curry worked hard to achieve his dreams, no matter how lofty or unlikely they seemed.
The (Inter) National Basketball Association
In The (Inter) National Basketball Association, author Joel Gunderson explores how the international game has become so integral to the growth of the NBA.
Elevated
This expertly curated collection features exclusive new writing by Araton and postscripts from the original journalists, revealing candid exchanges with NBA greats that didn't make the original newspaper edit and tracing the rise of a ...
Furious George
Managing Egos: Get the real story on Karl’s legendary confrontations with superstars like Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson, and Gary Payton, and learn his unfiltered take on the greed and selfishness of the modern NBA player.
NBA List Jam!
Featuring 150 entertaining and enlightening ranked lists covering the NBA past and present, and including 20 big-name guest lists.
Spaced Out
Spaced Out tells the story of what professional basketball looks like right now and how it got here.
Shake and Bake
Shake and Bake is the story of Archie Clark, one of the top playmaking guards in the 1970s pre-merger NBA.
The Cap
This is a story missing from the landscape of basketball history.
Bingo!
The book covers Lawler’s extraordinary life and career, from his childhood in Peoria, Illinois; through his time at Bradley University; to the beginning of his sports announcing career at the Riverside International Raceway; his years ...