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Simmons, Bill, 1969-

The book of basketball : the NBA according to the sports guy / Bill Simmons. - 2010 Ballantine Books and ESPN Books Trade Paperback edition. - New York : Ballantine/ESPN Books, 2009. - xiii, 734 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"foreword by Malcolm Gladwell." --cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [705]-706) and index

Prologue: A four-dollar ticket -- The secret -- Russell, then Wilt -- How the hell did we get here? -- The what-if game -- Most valuable chapter -- The Hall of Fame pyramid -- The pyramid: level 1 -- The pyramid: level 2 -- The pyramid: level 3 -- The pyramid: level 4 -- The pyramid: Pantheon -- The legend of Keyser Söze -- The wine cellar -- Life after the secret

Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com's Sports Guy, offers in a single volume his wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining look at the past, present, and future of pro basketball

ISBN: 9780345520104

Subjects--Corporate Names:
National Basketball Association

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Basketball--United States

LC Class. No.: GV 885.1 / .Si47 2009