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"How did pro basketball biggest stars become the greatest players of all time? By playing the game in ways no one had ever done before! Discover the magic that propelled players like Julius "Dr. J" Irving, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Maya Moore, and others to superstardom"--
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The history of basketball is chock-full of famous buzzer-beating shots, amazing game-saving plays, and thrilling maneuvers that defy gravity. All fans have their favorite memory, just as they have their favorite team and their favorite player. Now here's a book that offers a look back at more than fifteen of the sport's best moments. The Block, The Steal, The Shot. Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Bird, Jordan, and James. Each entry captures the nail-biting...
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Alongside both historic and recent photographs, readers will learn about each NBA team's history, greatest seasons, greatest players, and team records. In addition, the book offers an in-depth introduction about the sport's history, a section on star players, and information on the statistical leaders in various categories. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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Do you know:
• Which team won the first NBA championship?
• Why Michael Jordan felt awful during one of his greatest playoff performances?
• How the Golden State Warriors built a playoff dynasty?
Read about the incredible playoff games that basketball fans will never forget. Clutch performances and shocking finishes have helped make the NBA playoffs one of the most thrilling spectacles in sports. The biggest moments, from buzzer-beaters...
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How can a girl go from playing basketball in gym class to becoming a WNBA superstar? The journey starts by learning as much as possible about the sport of basketball. Through manageable text, a detailed graphic organizer, and fun fact boxes, readers explore basketball basics. They also discover stories of some of the most famous women to ever play the game. Full-color photographs show girls and women hard at work and having fun on the basketball court....
10) Top NBA finals
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"What do fans of professional basketball want to know? They want to know which team is the best! Each year, the NBA Finals decide the champion. Read all about stunning shots and shooters from legendary basketball match-ups throughout history"--
11) Black ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the generation that saved the soul of the NBA
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CSPL Black History Month
HPL Black History Month - Adult Nonfiction 2024
OBD Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023 - Adult
Staff Picks - June 2023
HPL Black History Month - Adult Nonfiction 2024
OBD Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023 - Adult
Staff Picks - June 2023
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"Against the backdrop of ongoing massive resistance to racial desegregation and increasingly strident calls for Black Power, the NBA in the 1970s embodied the nation's imagined descent into disorder. The press and the public blamed young Black players for the chaos in the NBA, citing drugs, violence, greed, and criminality. The supposed decline of pro basketball became a metaphor for the first decades of integration in America: the rules of the game...
12) Joel Embiid
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Center Joel Embiid racks up points for the Philadelphia 76ers. Readers will learn how this All-Star National Basketball Association (NBA) player stays at the top of his game and how he spends his time off the court.
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To become the most revered basketball player in America, it wasn’t enough for Michael Jordan to merely excel on the court. He also had to become something he never intended: a hero. Reconstructing the defining moment of Jordan’s career-winning his first NBA championship during the 1990-1991 season-sports historian Johnny Smith examines Jordan’s ubiquitous rise in American culture and the burden he carried as a national symbol of racial progress....
14) The soul of basketball: the epic showdown between LeBron, Kobe, Doc, and Dirk that saved the NBA
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A chronicle of the transformations throughout the NBA that played out during the 2010-2011 season traces the particular stories of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Doc Rivers, Dirk Nowitzki and other stars who were at the forefront of significant league changes.
17) NBA
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"Learn all about the National Basketball Association. Discover fascinating facts, from record-breaking stars to winning teams and important positions"--
19) WNBA
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"Learn all about the Women's National Basketball Association. Discover fascinating facts, from record-breaking stars to winning teams and important positions"--
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