Jack McCallum
Author
Language
English
Description
"They were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers. In Dream Team, 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...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Description
viii, 325 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black basketball team loosely depicted as the championship opponent in the beloved classic sports movie Hoosiers"--
3) Golden days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California dreamers who reinvented basketball
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Description
xxv, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in extraordinary times and linked by one extraordinary man: Jerry West. During their 1971-72 championship season, the L.A. Lakers won thirty-three games in a row, a streak that still stands as the longest and greatest in the history of American professional sports....
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Description
xvii, 219 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Draws on the author's own experiences with prostate cancer to address concerns many patients do not feel comfortable asking their doctors, drawing on the latest research to provide information in a reassuring format.
