Michael Jordan is the rare global icon whose celebrity extends beyond his original stage and onto multiple platforms. His relentless determination produced six NBA Championships and some of the most spectacular performances in sports history, while his enduring grace and unique …
When it comes to Stephen Curry, point guard for the Golden State Warriors and reigning MVP of the NBA, journalists, fans, and sports analysts are running out of ways to say "wow." Deemed too small and too short at 6'3 and 180 pounds by NBA coaches around the league, Curry has ta…
A longtime Golden State Warriors insider traces the inspirational story of the NBA star to offer insight into his personal life and achievements as both an athletic leader and role model for kids. "The incredible and inspiring story of Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter basket…
A longtime Golden State Warriors insider traces the inspirational story of the NBA star to offer insight into his personal life and achievements as both an athletic leader and role model for kids.
A longtime Golden State Warriors insider traces the inspirational story of the NBA star to offer insight into his personal life and achievements as both an athletic leader and role model for kids.
A longtime Golden State Warriors insider traces the inspirational story of the NBA star to offer insight into his personal life and achievements as both an athletic leader and role model for kids. "The incredible and inspiring story of Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter basket…
Sixteen years ago, Vin Baker was an NBA All-Star, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a multimillionaire. While he excelled on the court, Vin harbored a dark secret: a dependency on drugs and alcohol that began after the clean-cut preacher's son turned pro. Eventually becoming a full-…
Sixteen years ago, Vin Baker was an NBA All-Star, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a multimillionaire. While he excelled on the court, Vin harbored a dark secret: a dependency on drugs and alcohol that began after the clean-cut preacher's son turned pro. Eventually becoming a full-…
Sixteen years ago, Vin Baker was an NBA All-Star, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a multimillionaire. While he excelled on the court, Vin harbored a dark secret: a dependency on drugs and alcohol that began after the clean-cut preacher's son turned pro. Eventually becoming a full-…
Account of the life and career of NBA basketball player, Manute Bol, from a small tribal village in the south of the Sudan to his American life as a professional athlete.
by Grasso, John
fromHistorical dictionaries of sports
by Grasso, John
fromHistorical dictionaries of sports
by Grasso, John
fromHistorical dictionaries of sports
"In less than 120 years an activity invented by one man to alleviate winter boredom for a college gym class has evolved into a worldwide multi-billion dollar enterprise. It is impossible for Dr. James Naismith, basketball's inventor, to have envisioned the extent to which his si…
by Grasso, John
fromHistorical dictionaries of sports
The "Historical dictionary of basketball" is a comprehensive account of all forms of basketball--amateur, professional, men's, women's, Olympic, domestic, and international--from its invention in 1891 through the present day.
by Grasso, John
fromHistorical dictionaries of sports
A basketball player known for his vast amounts of assists and steals, and for helping the Utah Jazz make the playoffs all of his nineteen seasons with the team, chronicles his life and the people, places, and events that have influenced him.
A fast, gritty, durable player who could read a basketball floor as well as anyone who ever played the game, John Stockton left the NBA after nineteen seasons with the Utah Jazz, holding a massive assist record, including the career mark (15,806). He also twice led the league in…