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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Co
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Tearing open the deepest wound in professional sports, Feinstein uncovers the secrets of the NBA before and after that fateful moment in December of 1977 when the face of professional hoops was changed forever. It was a chilly December evening and the Los Angeles Coliseum was buzzing as the Lakers hosted the Houston Rockets. As two players, Houston's Rudy Tomajanovich and LA's Kermit Washington were warming up, they were unaware their lives were about...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Examines the pivotal fight between Juan Marichal and John Roseboro in August 1965, exploring the mindsets of each player before, during, and after the brawl, and how the incident caused the two to unite against racial prejudices and become friends." --