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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A riveting memoir from Kenny Smith ("Kenny the Jet")-superstar basketball commentator, host of top-rated Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals his thoughtful views on race, the NBA, his upbringing, and an abundance of poignant, colorful inside stories about the star players, coaches, and mentors who taught and inspired him along the way. In his playing career, Kenny Smith was a star at the University of North Carolina before beginning...
102) Sin defensa
Author
Publisher
Corner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Un libro de memorias inquebrantable del seis veces campeón de la NBA, dos veces medallista de oro olímpico y miembro del Salón de la Fama, que revela cómo Scottie Pippen, el menor de doce hermanos, superó dos tragedias familiares y la indiferencia universal de los cazatalentos universitarios para convertirse en un componente esencial de la mayor dinastía de baloncesto de los últimos cincuenta años. Entonces, ¿cómo pasó el más joven de...
Author
Publisher
MCD, Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The NBA great nicknamed "The Black Mamba" shares his knowledge and understanding of basketball, outlining his detailed approach to preparing both physically and mentally to succeed at the game and revealing the core of his "Mamba mentality."
106) Dwyane
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This photographic memoir from the NBA superstar looks at his upbringing on the South Side of Chicago, his college career at Marquette and his extraordinary rise to stardom with the Miami Heat.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star looks back on his life and career, including his decision to enter the NBA draft directly out of high school, and shares his thoughts on fame, family, racism, and spirituality.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Chris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the leagues Global Ambassador, had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended not at a time of his choosing but in a doctors office in the middle of the afternoon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Who is the greatest basketball player of all time?This stunning book, filled to the brim with color photographs and information, makes the case that it's KING JAMES!
G.O.A.T. is an acronym that stands for Greatest Of All Time—and it takes lifelong dedication, nonstop hard work, and undeniable, unbelievable talent even to be considered for that honor. And if you asked five basketball lovers, "Who is the greatest player of all time?" you might get...
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