Discover the true story of how Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a school in Springfield, Massachusetts.

"The true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany"--

A history of some notable basketball shots and players.

The "untold story of Perry Wallace, a brilliant student and talented athlete who became the first African-American basketball player in the SEC at Vanderbilt University during the tumultuous late 1960s. The [book] places Wallace's struggles and ultimate success into the larger contexts of civil rights and race relations in the South"--Provided by publisher.

Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the '76...

Readers will learn about the road to the finals and the championship s beginnings amidst action-packed photos. Bright lights shine on the court of Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals as LeBron James leads the Cavaliers against the Warriors. The game is neck-in-neck until, out of nowhere, James flies through the air to block a shot! The Cavaliers take home their first NBA Championship!

"The spectacular success of the NBA is based on its stars, their performances and personalities, which have excited fans game after game, championship after championship. Michael Grange has profiled 50 greatest and most electrifying players in the league's history in Basketball's Greatest Stars, which has been newly updated for the 2018-19 season. They're all here: the score-at-will centers, the quick-dishing guards, the take-it-to-the-hoop power...

"The story of the National Basketball Association from its origins through the major events and players who made basketball what it is today"--

"The Legends Club is a sports book that captures an era in American sport and culture, documenting the inside view of a decade of absolutely incredible competition. Feinstein pulls back the curtain on the recruiting wars, the intensely personal competition that wasn't always friendly, the enormous pressure and national stakes, and the battle for the very soul of college basketball allegiance in a hot-bed area. Getting to the roots of the NCAA goliath...

A chronicle of the transformations throughout the NBA that played out during the 2010-2011 season traces the particular stories of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Doc Rivers, Dirk Nowitzki and other stars who were at the forefront of significant league changes.