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Let Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the greatest of all time. With a foreword by Jerry West and a new tribute from the author about Kobe’s tragic death.

Autobiography of Hall of Fame basketball star Clyde Drexler, one of basketball history's most dynamic players. Through his fifteen-year career as an NBA player, Clyde Drexler played with elegance and flair, leadership and poise, integrity and an ability to come through in the clutch. He led the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals twice and helped the Houston Rockets win the NBA championship in 1995. A ten-time All-Star, a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team, and now a member of basketball’s Hall of Fame, Drexler reached the top of his profession without revealing many of his inner thoughts on himself or the game.

The Sixers won 65 games and an NBA championship in 1982-83, still one of the finest seasons in NBA history. It was Moses Malone who, in the days before the playoffs, gave the team its battle cry. Asked by coach Billy Cunningham how he thought things would go in the playoffs, Moses said, "Fo’, fo’, fo’,” - meaning, in Moses' shorthand, that he expected the Sixers to sweep each of the three series they would need to play in order to win a championship.

How does it feel to play your last college game and land on the cover of Sports Illustrated? What was it like to be a part of the team that won the University of Kentucky’s first national championship ever? Listeners will find the answer to these questions and so much more in Ryan Clark’s newly updated edition of Game of My Life: Kentucky Wildcats. Clark takes listeners into the arena and onto the court with this in-depth look at the legends of Kentucky basketball.

One of the most exciting teams in the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks have taken the sports world by storm. Now readers and fans will finally get the chance to hear the stories and witness the action that defines the powerhouse team that captured the 2011 NBA title.In this newly updated edition of Tales from the Dallas Mavericks Locker Room, Jaime Aron brings all the power and passion of the Dallas Mavericks recent glory years to life.

In Boston Celtics: Where Have You Gone? fans can catch up with their favorite players from past and present.

One of the most storied college basketball programs in America, the Kansas Jayhawks have produced some of the greatest legends to ever roam the hardwood. In this newly revised edition of Tales from the Kansas Jayhawks Locker Room, fans can sift through a treasure trove of first-hand memories from the players and coaches who made history at the University of Kansas.

A list of legends is significant not only for who makes the list, but who gets left off of it. If there are no obvious omissions, then the list of candidates was probably less than legendary in the first place. Not so in the case of the Syracuse University Orangemen. Calling roll on Syracuse’s all-time basketball greats can take up the greater part of a day. The school produced its first All-American, Lewis Castle, in 1912. More recently, Carmelo Anthony, one of the best freshmen to ever play college basketball, led the 2003 Orangemen to the school’s first NCAA championship.

Tales from the Indiana Hoosier Locker Room covers over a century of Indiana University basketball. Current and former Hoosiers talk of the excitement, the disappointment, and the celebration that has turned IU basketball into a statewide religion. The history of the Indiana program is revealed through the memories of the school’s hundreds of lettermen. Without a doubt, this is a must-listen for every March Madness and college basketball fan.

Ken Rappoport’s Tales from the North Carolina Tar Heels Locker Room is a compilation of the best notes, quotes, and anecdotes from North Carolina lore. Meet a coach nicknamed 'Bloody Neck', a player called 'The Blind Bomber', and a team known as the 'White Phantoms'. And, of course, there is Michael Jordan. Tales from the North Carolina Tar Heels Locker Room captures the anecdotes and memories that have defined this team from the early 20th century up through their success in the 2000s.

The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is responsible for sublime moments so ingrained in sports history that they have their own names. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his...

Former NBA star and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history. When future NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still an eighteen-year-old high school...

“Brilliant . . . smartly written, featuring tons of interviews with the Knicks of the Phil Jackson-Clyde-Reed era.” — New York Magazine “Harvey Araton has evocatively rendered the team that New York never stops pining for—the Old Knicks. More than a nostalgic chronicle . . . it’s a...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rap Year Book and Basketball (and Other Things), a clever and inventive examination of some of basketball's most iconic players, moments, games, and more. Everything in basketball is measured. Everything in basketball is counted, and...

Join host Tye Morgan as he chronicles Drazen Petrovic, the Croatian basketball legend who dominated European courts before blazing a trail for international players in the NBA. From EuroLeague championships to becoming one of the league's deadliest shooters, discover how "The Mozart of Basketball" changed the game forever. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Ce podcast est une façon de voir le basket-ball un peu différemment avec des personnes qui ont consacré tout ou partie de leur vie sportive et/ou professionnelle à la pratique de ce sport. On parle de toutes les formes de basket, du jeu (W)NBA à la plus petite ligue locale suisse, du basket mondial FIBA au 3X3, du basket en fauteuil au sport anglo-saxon essentiellement féminin appelé netball.Mon nom est David Glaser et vos avis/demandes sont les bienvenues sur zieggla@gmail.com.Ce podcast fait l'objet d'une chronique dans le Morax Show. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy ...

Dive deep into one of college basketball's most compelling human stories with Omaha Biliew Biography Flash, hosted by Tye Morgan and brought to you by Quiet Please Podcast Networks. This show goes far beyond the highlights and recruiting rankings to explore the full, layered journey of Omaha Biliew, a six-foot-eight forward whose very name reflects the city that gave his family a second chance at life. From his father's harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan to the hardwood floors of Waukee High School in Iowa, where Biliew emerged as a consensus five-star recruit and the first McDonald's ...

Dive deep into one of basketball's most fascinating origin stories with Jeremy Sochan Biography Flash, hosted by Tye Morgan and brought to you by Quiet Please Podcast Networks. This show delivers a comprehensive, consistently updated biography of Jeremy Sochan, the NBA forward whose journey defies every conventional path to the pros. Born in Guymon, Oklahoma, raised in Milton Keynes, England, shaped by stints in France, Indiana, and Germany, and now thriving in the brightest basketball spotlight in the world, Sochan's story is a masterclass in resilience, adaptability, and global identity. ...

Discover Geno Auriemma's extraordinary journey from Italian immigrant to UConn women's basketball dynasty builder with 12 national championships and over 1,250 wins. Explore his fierce rivalry with Pat Summitt, legendary players like Diana Taurasi and Breanna Stewart, and how his relentless pursuit of perfection transformed women's basketball forever. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Dusty May - Biography Flash delivers the complete life story of one of college basketball's most compelling coaches, from his humble beginnings in rural Indiana to becoming a two-time Final Four head coach at the University of Michigan. Hosted by AI host Tye Morgan, this podcast traces Dusty May's extraordinary journey through every pivotal moment—mowing lawns as a teenager, serving as a student manager under legendary coach Bob Knight at Indiana University, grinding through assistant coaching stops at Eastern Michigan, Murray State, UAB, Louisiana Tech, and Florida, and ultimately ...