Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.28
Format: 426 pages, Hardcover
The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combi…
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1. The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
By: Bill Simmons
4.20
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to wri… read more
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"But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper."-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
"If you don't agree with me, I have two words for you: shut the fuck up."-Bill Simmons, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to The Sports Guy
2. Michael Jordan: The Life
By: Roland Lazenby
4.31
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of a legendary athleteThe Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is… read more
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3. Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson
By: Kent Babb
3.90
Format: 311 pages, Hardcover
“This is more than just great sports writing, this is writing at its best. Babb strips away the pub… read more
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4. Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
By: Phil Jackson , Hugh Delehanty
3.69
Format: 98 pages, Audio CD
During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson w… read more
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5. West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life
By: Jerry West , Jonathan Coleman
3.54
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It was only logical that when the National Basketball Association needed a silhouette for their log… read more
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6. The Jordan Rules
By: None , None
3.72
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
A SUPER TEAM...A SUPERSTAR...A SUPER EGO The most gifted athlete ever to play the game, Michael Jor… read more
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7. Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution
By: Jonathan Abrams
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, never-before-told story of the prep-to-pro generation, those basketball prodigies w… read more
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8. Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated
By: Shea Serrano , Reggie Miller , Arturo Torres
3.11
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
#1 New York Timesbestseller Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jo… read more
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9. The Breaks of the Game
By: David Halberstam
3.73
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
"Among the best books ever written on professional basketball." The Philadelphia Inquirer David Hal… read more
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10. Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
By: David Halberstam
3.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
From The Breaks of the Gameto Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspective of a grea… read more
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11. Return of the King: LeBron James, The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Greatest Comeback in NBA History
By: Brian Windhorst , None
4.00
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Now a New York Times bestseller! The inside story of LeBron James's return and ultimate triumph in… read more
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12. Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant
By: Roland Lazenby
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Finalist for the Cross British Sports Biography of the Year Award in the UK"With surgical precision… read more
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13. Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
By: Jack McCallum
4.00
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
They were the Beatles of basketball, the MercurySeven in sneakers. In Dream Team, acclaimed sports … read more
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14. The Last Season: A Team In Search of Its Soul
By: Phil Jackson , Michael Arkush
4.00
Format: None pages,
For the countless basketball fans who were spellbound by the Los Angeles Lakers' 2003-2004 high-wir… read more
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15. A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
By: John Feinstein
4.08
Format: 288 pages,
"A Season on the Brink" chronicles the basketball season that John Feinstein spent following the In… read more
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16. When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season
By: Rich Cohen
3.90
Format: 265 pages, Hardcover
The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more
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17. When the Game Was Ours
By: Larry Bird
4.23
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physic… read more
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18. Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports
By: Yaron Weitzman
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
How the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers trusted The Process -- a bold plan to get to first by becoming the… read more
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19. The Dynasty
By: Jeff Benedict
4.46
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the… read more
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20. It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me
By: Rex Chapman
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media … read more
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21. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks
By: Chris Herring
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more
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22. Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
By: Jeff Pearlman
4.28
Format: 426 pages, Hardcover
The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combi… read more
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23. Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics
By: Dan Shaughnessy
4.22
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
Today the NBA is a vast global franchise—a billion-dollar industry seen by millions of fans in the … read more
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24. It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness
By: Seth Wickersham
4.34
Format: 544 pages, ebook
Over two unbelievable decades, the New England Patriots were not only the NFL’s most dominant team,… read more
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25. The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
By: Mike Sielski
4.07
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
"A compelling origin story of a time that really wasn’t so long ago but through the lens of tragedy… read more
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"Somebody says I can't do something, and I want to go out and do it on purpose and do it in an unbelievable way."-Mike Sielski, The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
26. Barkley: A Biography
By: Timothy Bella
4.07
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
* A Good Morning America Buzz Book* *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biogra… read more
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27. The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness
By: Andy McCullough
4.49
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw… read more
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28. Basketball: A Love Story
By: Jackie MacMullan
4.18
Format: None pages, Audio CD
A sweeping and revelatory history of basketball, drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews with … read more
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29. Jail Blazers: How the Portland Trail Blazers Became the Bad Boys of Basketball
By: Kerry Eggers
3.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
In the late ’90s and early 2000s, the Portland Trail Blazers were one of the hottest teams in the N… read more
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30. The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty
By: Ethan Sherwood Strauss
3.73
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty--and then took it apart The Golden State War… read more
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31. When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan's Last Comeback
By: Michael Leahy
4.22
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
As one of the greatest, most celebrated athletes in history, Michael Jordan conquered professional … read more
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