101 thought-provoking basketball stories and trivia to delight fans. Author provocateur Dalton Higgins provides 101 reasons why basketball has captured the imagination of sports enthusiasts around the globe. Higgins unpacks the myths and realities behind the world's second most popular sport, breaking down with precision all kinds of wildly interesting and obscure basketball facts tied to height, gender, geography, race, economics, and everything in between. From sneakers to salacious tidbits, Higgins offers takes on ageold issues and debates:
- Can white men jump now?
- Have three-pointers become the new layup?
- Should traditional ten-foot rims be raised?
- Who is the GOAT?
- Why is Canada a basketball hot spot?
- Is the WNBA the next big thing?
- Are hip hop and hoops kissing cousins?
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Höhe: 178 mm
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978-1-4597-5525-3 (9781459755253)
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Dalton Higgins is a publicist, journalist, and author who has interviewed many NBA legends, covered the Toronto Raptors, and reported on NBA All-Star games, including Michael Jordan's last one in Atlanta. Higgins has worked with the NBA's Read to Achieve program and managed PR campaigns for TV series including Anyone's Game about the Orangeville Prep high school basketball program that produced NBA champion Jamal Murray. He lives in Toronto.
