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On December 12, 1891, 13 rules of a new game were posted in a YMCA gym in Springfield, Massachusetts. At each end of the floor, Dr. James A. Naismith, who had invented the game, had peach baskets nailed below a walkway that happened to be 10-feet high. Within a few days, one of Naismith's students would christen the new game "Basket Ball." Over a century ago, no one could possibly have envisioned the extraordinary changes that were going to transform Dr. Naismith's game. Who could have imagined a 6-10 George Mikan swatting shots away from the basket? Julius Erving in flight, soaring in from the free throw line for a heart-stopping stuff? Or Bob Cousy throwing a mind-boggling no-look, behind-the-back pass; Jerry West hitting a 60-foot shot with no time left in a crucial playoff game; Larry Bird's three-point prowess and Michael Jordan rising to heights - literally and figuratively - never before seen by any athlete? Who could have foreseen more than 62,000 fans crowded into the Georgia Dome to see a game between the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks? Or the titanic battles between Wilt and Russell? Or the Dream Team? The longevity of Stockton and Malone? Red Auerbach's victory cigars? Phil Jackson's Zen coaching? Or Shaquille O'Neal's powerful dunks? Who could have ever predicted talent like Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Walt Frazier, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Grant Hill, Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, and Kobe Bryant? With an Introduction by NBA Commissioner David J. Stern and a Foreword by Michael Jordan, this third edition ofThe Official NBA Encyclopediacaptures it all: The past and the present. The complete stats and the complex personalities. Dynasties, rivalries, coaches, referees, all the pre-NBA leagues, vignettes and features by the top basketball writers in the world. Every NBA season is reviewed and individual statistics are provided for every player who has ever played in the league. An extraordinary 32-page color photo essay that captures the spirit of the game since Naismith conceived it opens this encyclopedia in an unprecedented and spectacular manner. From the peach basket to the slam dunk championship - it's all here inThe Official NBA Encyclopedia, a book that's almost as exciting as a triple overtime seventh game of the NBA Finals.

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Publisher
Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0385501307
ISBN-13
9780385501309
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1715329

Product Key Features

Book Title
Official Nba Basketball Encyclopedia
Author
National Basketball Association Staff
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Basketball
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
896 Pages

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Item Length
11.2in
Item Height
2.1in
Item Width
8.9in
Item Weight
86 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv885.515.N37o36
Edition Number
3
Copyright Date
2000
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2001-274272
Dewey Decimal
796.323/64/03
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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by bobonewsomMay 04, 2008
Almost perfect encyclopedia of NBA
I said "almost" because the only thing missing that I would like to have seen are season-by-season stats for each team from 1946-47 to the present, much like you'll find in The Sporting News NBA Guides. That would have added hundreds of pages, but it would've made this book what I'd consider complete. Beyond that, everything else is there, and this is as good a reference of the NBA as you'll ever find. It's an absolutely impressive volume, and even contains data on the original ABA (1967-76). Casual fans will like it, serious fans will love it. It does have complete stats for individual players, so you CAN reconstruct the numbers for one team's season. Better still, buy a copy of this and also a copy of Sports Encyclopedia: Basketball as a companion book (which DOES have the yearly stats I mentioned in the above paragraph). If you have to choose between the two, this one is better...one I'd call an essential for hard-core NBA fans interested in league history.Read full review
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by hol74tNov 20, 2018
Great book for statistics
Basketball Encyclopedia
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by rancor29Apr 18, 2009
NBA INFO FOR THE NBA SUPERFAN
if u love pro basketball and love to relive history, this bk is for u. it has history concerning the league since its inception, yr by yr reviews and lifetime stats on ALL the players who have ever worn a professional uniform. this bk is the ultimate bible on pro basketball. i highly recommend it to all nba fanatics!!!
5 out of 5 stars
by edwca6765Mar 27, 2023
covers everything in nba history comprehsive,
history of nba in detail.
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by ow9kaOct 10, 2018
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The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia by National Basketball Association Staff (2000, Hardcover)

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