Product Descriptionp/pForeword by Malcolm Gladwellbr ? br Newly updated with fresh takes on LeBron, Kobe, the Celtics & more*br ? br *Including even more footnotes!brbrbrBill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens?€”and then closes, once and for all?€”every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball.brbrComprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), iThe Book of Basketball/i offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.p/pAmazon.com Reviewp/pstrongAmazon Best of the Month, October 2009:/strong emThe Book of Basketball/em is a 700-page work of hoops genius that would make Dr. James Naismith beam proudly – and probably blush. Author Bill Simmons, best known as ESPN.com's "The Sports Guy," explores the NBA with hilarious insight, brilliant analysis, and a bevy of irreverent footnotes. Simmons is a fan first – a fact best explained in an entertaining foreword by Malcolm Gladwell – and writes from the stands, not the press room. His knowledge and passion for the game provide him with few peers, yet his voice represents those who stick by their teams through thick and thin. As a result, emThe Book of Basketball/em is not just a tribute to hardwood heroes, but also a celebration of yelling at TV sets, revering lucky jerseys, and holding our breath until the final buzzer sounds. Throw in pages of nearly-insane statistical breakdowns (including a projected boxscore from the movie emTeen Wolf/em), and it's easy to see why fans of all levels should clear shelf space for this instant classic. --emDave Callanan/em
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