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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot!You will find skilled athletes, expert players, and electrifying performers, all rolled into one! You will find nonstop, give-it-all-you've-got, out-to-win-it, sky's-the-limit BASKETBALL!
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the NBA with stories that capture the association's larger-than-life players and jaw-dropping events. From 1946 to 2020, there are stories and archival images that cover the best dunks, shots, dribble drives, and cross-overs. And the retrospective doesn't shy away from controversy, covering the league's struggles with racial bigotry, Magic Johnson's HIV diagnosis, and the cocaine-fueled late seventies when the Finals were broadcast tape-delayed....
10) The soul of basketball: the epic showdown between LeBron, Kobe, Doc, and Dirk that saved the NBA
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of the transformations throughout the NBA that played out during the 2010-2011 season traces the particular stories of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Doc Rivers, Dirk Nowitzki and other stars who were at the forefront of significant league changes.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into a global sensation. As a senior staff writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth, covering the Dream Team from its...
Author
Publisher
Gotham
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Drawing from more than 250 interviews to take the first full measure of the Lakers' epic Showtime era, this spectacular account of one of America's greatest sports sagas is jam-packed with colorful characters, vicious rivalries and 1980s-style excess.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This picture book biography of accomplished and celebrated basketball player and activist Sue Bird follows her journey from an energetic yet shy young girl to one of the most versatile and inspirational athletes of our time and a leader whose legacy extends off the court. Sue Bird is a professional basketball athlete who has played for the Seattle Storm WNBA team her entire career. The Heart of the Storm captures her story, beginning with her childhood...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the '76...
Author
Series
Legends volume 3
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"From Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan to LeBron James to Steph Curry, ESPN's Howard Bryant presents the best from the hardwood--a collection of NBA champions and superstars for young sports fans! Fast-paced, adrenaline-filled, and brimming with out-of-this-world athleticism, basketball has won the hearts of fans all across America--yet it is particularly popular among kids and teens. Giants of the game like Steph Curry, LeBron, and Michael Jordan...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate seventy-five years of the NBA in this exciting and beautifully illustrated middle grade account of the legendary athletes, coaches, and teams that changed basketball forever and created a national phenomenon enjoyed by millions today. The National Basketball Association is the biggest league for one of the nation s most beloved sports. Played in massive stadiums by athletes who are now household names, with millions of fans around the world,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
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 season was the peak of that golden era, a year of incredible drama that featured a pantheon of superstars in their prime-the most Hall of Famers competing at one time in any given...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"It's hard to believe that there was a time when the jump shot didn't exist in basketball. When the sport was invented in 1891, players would take set shots with both feet firmly planted on the ground. Defenders controlled the sport, the pace was slower, and games would frequently end with scores fit for a football field. It took almost forty years before players began shooting jump shots of any kind and sixty-five years before it became a common...
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