Sports & Recreation Basketball
The Unofficial Guide to Basketball's Nastiest and Most Unusual Records
- Publisher
- Greystone Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2005
- Category
- Basketball
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553651222
- Publish Date
- Aug 2005
- List Price
- $15.95
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Description
This irresistible guide serves up sex scandals, crimes, drugs, and financial chicanery that have rocked the world of basketball, and also includes obscure and offbeat stats-based records for the hardcore fan. Wickedly humorous, the book includes candid commentary, amazing anecdotes, comic quotes, fascinating biographical sketches, and little-known trivia. From the star who credited LSD with improving his game to the player charged with sexual harassment during a game, this fun read covers the good, the bad, and the ugly in this mega-popular sport.
About the author
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Kerry Banks is an award-winning magazine journalist and author. His works include Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket and record books on hockey, baseball, and basketball. He is also the author of the children's Hockey Heroes series. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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