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Publisher
ESPN Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
In the fall of 1997, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls began their quest to win a sixth NBA title in eight years. But despite all Jordan had achieved since his sensational debut thirteen years earlier, 'The Last Dance,' as coach Phil Jackson called it, would be shadowed by tension with the club's front office and the overwhelming sense that this was the last time the world would ever see the greatest player of all time, and his extraordinary teammates,...
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Before Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Julius Erving, or Michael Jordan--before Magic Johnson and Showtime--the Harlem Globetrotters revolutionized basketball and spread the game around the world. In Spinning the Globe, author Ben Green tells the story of this extraordinary franchise and iconic American institution. We follow the Globetrotters' rise from backwoods obscurity during the harsh years of the Great Depression to become the best basketball...
Series
Publisher
Microsoft
Pub. Date
©2020.
Description
"With exciting improvements upon its best-in-class gameplay, competitive and community online features, and deep, varied game modes, NBA 2K21 offers one-of-a-kind immersion into all facets of NBA basketball and culture - where Everything is Game." ...Amazon.
8) The back roads to March: the unsung, unheralded, and unknown heroes of a college basketball season
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"John Feinstein has already taken readers into the inner circles of top college basketball programs in The Legends Club. This time, Feinstein pulls back the curtain on college basketball's lesser-known Cinderella stories -- the smaller programs who no one expects to win, who have no chance of attracting the most coveted high school recruits, who rarely send their players on to the NBA. Feinstein follows a handful of players, coaches, and schools who...
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks, an imprint of the Creative Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Jump into the NBA action with this high-interest account of the Portland Trail Blazers pro basketball team, including league championships won and star players such as Clyde Drexler.
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Take a courtside seat to the chronicle of the Oklahoma City Thunder pro basketball team, starting with its 1967 founding. Jump into the NBA action as you read about the Thunder's 1979 NBA Finals win and team legends such as Gary Payton and Kevin Durant." -- Cover.
12) NBA 2K21
Publisher
2K
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
In NBA 2K21, new, old, and returning ballers alike will find exciting game modes that offer a variety of basketball experiences: MyCAREER - Embark on your own personal, cinematic basketball journey to reach your ultimate destination: the National Basketball Association. Build up your custom MyPLAYER and take him to the heights of their career and stardom, and make a name for yourself in the global basketball universe. Relive USA Basketball's championship...
13) NBA 2K19
Publisher
2K
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be, from best in class graphics & gameplay to groundbreaking game modes and an immersive open-world "Neighborhood." NBA 2K19 promises to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture."--provided by Metacritic.
14) NBA 2K20
Publisher
2K
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"From the blacktop to the hardwood and throughout the Neighborhood, NBA 2K20 and its next level features are the closest thing to actually playing in the league. Welcome to the Next. Put your career on the line to stand up for what you believe in. Executive produced by LeBron James & SpringHill Entertainment, this year's MyCAREER experience features topical storylines, true-to-life basketball characters, and a star-studded cast. ."--provided by Metacritic....
15) NBA 2K22
Publisher
2K
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Play in real NBA and WNBA environments against authentic teams and players. Build your own dream team with NBA stars of yesterday and today.
16) Too far
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players--an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin (b. 1934) played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking risks on and off the court. Known for his acrobatic style...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
A five-part documentary series that tells the uncensored story of the 1992 men's Olympic basketball team. Using unheard audio interviews and rare archival footage, the series shows how a once-in-a-lifetime super team changed sports on a global scale forever.
20) The legends club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an epic college basketball rivalry
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 26
Description
On March 18, 1980, the immensely powerful Duke basketball program announced the hiring of its new coach -- the man who would resurrect the team, restore glory to Duke, and defeat the legendary Dean Smith, who coached down the road at UNC Chapel Hill and had turned UNC into a powerhouse. Duke's new man was Mike Krzyzewski. The only problem was, no one knew who Krzyzewski was, he had a so-so record in his short time as head coach of Army, and worst...
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