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 inspire debate among
professional and college basketball aficionados. Ranging from the game’s beginnings to today and tackling on-the-court and off-the-court developments, Basketball’s Game Changers breaks down the Bird-Magic rivalry, the 3-point shot, the creation of the NCAA tournament, Air Jordans, Allen Iverson, the WNBA,
and even the video game NBA Jam and more! Full-color, and including photos, pull-outs, and sidebars throughout, books within the
Game Changers series are important and entertaining additions to every sports fan’s library.
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Character Driven: Life, Lessons, and Basketball
$525 -
Making March Madness: The Early Years of the NCAA, NIT, and College Basketball Championships 1922-1951
$1,573 -
Russell Westbrook: Style Drivers
$12,250 -
Game Changers: Dean Smith, Charlie Scott, and the Era That Transformed a Southern College Town
$910 -
100 Things Maryland Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
$523 -
So You Think You’re a Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards
$525 -
The Miracle of Richfield: The Story of the 1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers
$663 -
Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry
$719 -
Cuando éramos los mejores
$1,048 -
Dean Smith: A Basketball Life
$910 -
Life Is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention
$560 -
Facing Kobe Bryant: Players, Coaches, and Broadcasters Recall the Greatest Basketball Player of His Generation
$525 -
Return of the King: Lebron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History
$774 -
The Road to Madness: How the 1973-1974 Season Transformed College Basketball
$875 -
100 Things Warriors Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die
$523 -
Boys Among Men
$560 -
When Women Rule the Court: Gender, Race, and Japanese American Basketball
$1,303 -
Spurs Nation: Major Moments in San Antonio Basketball
$1,048 -
Tim Duncan: Team-First Superstar
$558 -
100 Things Spurs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
$523