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Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
After an incredible first season with Golden State, Kevin Durant earned the coveted NBA Finals MVP award: he was the Warriors' top scorer in every game of the 2017 Finals, helping the team snatch the title from LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. As a sports columnist for The Athletic Bay Area, and longtime beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors, Marcus Thompson is perfectly positioned to trace Durant's inspirational...
25) Lebron James
Author
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A photo-illustrated biography for early readers on Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lebron James. Describes his childhood, when he started playing basketball, and how he got to be an NBA player. Includes a fact sheet with highlighted accomplishments, glossary, books, and websites"--
28) Lebron James
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Profiles the former NBA Rookie of the Year who won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
31) Hoop stars
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Describes the lives of noted basketball players David Robinson, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Details of James's life as a young man struggling in his home life to his rise to fame and fortune on the basketball court are illustrated in full-color photos in this biography. Fans get an inside look into the events that made him a star, how he keeps himself grounded amid media attention, and the sometimes negative fan reactions to his decisions. This glimpse of the person behind the athlete reveals a person dedicated to programs that benefit...
34) Hoop dreams
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of two high-school basketball players from inner city Chicago over a five-year span as they aspire to become professional basketball players.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Today, the NBA is around 74% Black but, when basketball first started to catch on, it wasn't easy for Black people to play. They couldn't enter segregated YMCAs or attend privileged colleges. So Black Americans made their own spaces, playing in dance halls before the dancing started, and eventually forming teams called the Black Fives. [This book] . . . celebrates the history of basketball from a Black perspective, revealing how it changed Black...
37) Hakeem Olajuwon
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press/Grolier Publishing
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Whose hands were so big he held the basketball like a grapefruit? Which center singlehandedly changed the way defense was played? From Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, young hoops fans can read about eleven legendary players in this exciting look at basketball's greatest slam-dunking, hoop-hanging superstars.