Sports agent Myron Bolitar comes face-to-face with a past he would rather not relive when Greg Downing, a man with whom he competed in sports and for the love of the same woman, disappears.

"Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players-an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin (b. 1934) played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking risks on and off the court. Known for his acrobatic style...

Provides an account of the Shooting Stars, a group of boys from Akron, Ohio, including NBA star LeBron James, who first met on a youth basketball team and formed lasting bonds of friendship while growing up and aspiring to win a national title in high school.

"For more than ninety years, the Harlem Globetrotters have dazzled and entertained fans around the world with their incredible basketball skills. Learn all about these wizards of the court in this book!"--Back cover.

When some of the older kids get on Amar'e for not being able to dunk, he sets a goal to make that happen soon. But when Amar'e's playing time is put on hold, he'll have to come to terms with all of the other things he's been neglecting.

Explores the NBA's surge in popularity in the 1970s and 1980s and its transformation into a global cultural institution. Far beyond simply being a sports league, the NBA has become an entertainment and pop culture juggernaut. From all kinds of team logo merchandise to officially branded video games and players crossing over into reality television, film, fashion lines, and more, there is an inseparable line between sports and entertainment. But only...

Looks at the life and career of the basketball superstar, from his youth in Wilmington, North Carolina to his NBA championships.

"Seventeen-time all-star; scorer of 81 points in a game; MVP and a shooting guard second only to Jordan in league history: Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players, a fascinating and complicated character who knew when he was a mere boy that he would be better than Jordan on the court. The debate about whether he achieved that is a furious one--but Kobe has surpassed Jordan on the all-time scoring list and has only one less championship...

Every 23 years for 23 days he comes to feast. On the 23rd day a bus becomes stranded on the dreaded East 9 Highway while returning home from winning the championship game. The passengers, a group of basketball players, cheerleaders, and coaches, quickly realize that there's more to fear than a broken down bus when The Creeper descends mercilessly upon them. As his feeding frenzy draws to a close, The Creeper needs the sort of nourishment only a vital...