Bibliograph

Basketball's game changers, icons, record breakers, rivalries, scandals, and more, Brendan Prunty

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Label

Basketball's game changers, icons, record breakers, rivalries, scandals, and more, Brendan Prunty

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Basketball's game changers

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

959611032

Responsibility statement

Brendan Prunty

Sub title

icons, record breakers, rivalries, scandals, and more

Summary

A brand new, fast-paced, fully illustrated history of basketball through its flashpoints, innovations, and innovators The third book in the Lyons Press Game Changers sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, strategies, rivalries, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history of basketball-college and the pros? And how, exactly, did they forever change the game? Basketball's Game Changers offers fascinating, detailed explanations along with a ranking system from 1 to 50 that is sure to insp

Table Of Contents

Introduction The Evergreen, All-Inclusive Sport; 5 THE ABA; 4 THE BIRD-MAGIC RIVALRY; 3 JOHN WOODEN; 2 MICHAEL JORDAN; 1 THE DREAM TEAM; 6 DAVID STERN; 7 The 24-Second Shot Clock; 8 The 3-PointShot; 9 O'BANNON V. NCAA; 10 THE SLAM DUNK; 11 GAY PLAYERS; 12 MAGIC JOHNSON DIAGNOSED WITH HIV; 13 1965-66 TEXAS WESTERN TEAM; 14 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS; 15 KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR; 16 NCAA TOURNAMENT EXPANDS TO 64 TEAMS; 17 RED AUERBACH; 18 WILT CHAMBERLAIN; 19 LeBRON JAMES; 20 CREATION OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT; 21 THE NBA LOGO; 22 THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE; 23 THE FINAL FOUR; 24 PAT SUMMITT; 25 AIR JORDANS26 LAKERS MOVE TO LOS ANGELES27 1985 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY; 28 BILL RUSSELL; 29 THE FAB FIVE; 30 SHOWTIME; 31 LARRY O'BRIEN; 32 DUKE-NORTH CAROLINA RIVALRY; 33 PHOG ALLEN; 34 EUROPEAN INVASION; 35 NANCY LIEBERMAN JOINS THE USBL; 36 JULIUS ERVING; 37 CHUCK TAYLOR ALL STARS; 38 KOBE BRYANT TRADE; 39 HIGH SCHOOLERS IN THE NBA; 40 WNBA; 41 THE WHITE SHADOW; 42 NBA EXPANSION; 43 NBA GOES TO ASIA; 44 MIKE KRZYZEWSKI; 45 "MALICE AT THE PALACE"; 46 MIAMI HEAT'S "BIG THREE"; 47 REBRANDING AS THE "NBA FINALS"; 48 ALLEN IVERSON; 49 NBA JAM; 50 THE BREAKS OF THE GAME; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SOURCES AND INTERVIEWSINDEXPHOTO CREDITS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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