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Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Basketball
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From Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan to LeBron James to Steph Curry, ESPN's Howard Bryant presents the best from the hardwood—a collection of NBA champions and superstars for young sports fans! 
Fast-paced, adrenaline-filled, and brimming with out-of-this-world athleticism, basketball has won the hearts of fans all across America—yet it is particularly popular among kids and teens. Giants of the game like Steph Curry, LeBron, and Michael Jordan have transcended the sport to become cultural icons and role models to young fans. From the cornfields of Indiana and the hills of North Carolina, to the urban sprawl of New York City, Chicago and L.A., love of the game stretches from coast to coast.
Featuring Top Ten Lists to chew on and debate, and a Top 40-style Timeline of Key Moments in Basektball History, this comprehensive collection includes the greatest dynasties, from the Bill Russell-era Celtics, to the Magic Jonson-led Lakers, to the Jordan-led Bulls, right up to the Tim Duncan-led Spurs. All the greats take flight toward the hoop in this perfect book for young fans who dream about stepping on an NBA court.
"A trove of awesome athletic feats, game-changing stars of the past and present, and rich fodder for heated arguments."—Booklist
"Hoops fans will find a goldmine of information guaranteed to deepen their basketball knowledge and their understanding of the game."—VOYA 
"An easy hook for serious sports fans."—School Library Journal
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Howard Bryant. (2016). Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Basketball. Penguin Young Readers Group.

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Howard Bryant. 2016. Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Basketball. Penguin Young Readers Group.

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Howard Bryant. Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Basketball. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2016.

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"A trove of awesome athletic feats, game-changing stars of the past and present, and rich fodder for heated arguments."—Booklist
"Hoops fans will find a goldmine of information guaranteed to deepen their basketball knowledge and their understanding of the game."—VOYA 
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        Gr 4-7-This latest from ESPN and former Washington Post journalist Bryant alternates among overviews of each decade since the 1960s, profiles of particular players or accounts of high-profile matchups, and themed "Top 10" lists. It lends itself well to browsing, though the format also leads to frequent repetition as the same facts surface in multiple accounts. Along the way, readers learn about the founding of the American Basketball Association and its merging with the National Basketball Association in 1976, as well as the changes to the game in the face of public image problems in the early 1980s, and many long-running rivalries, especially those between the Boston Celtics and the L.A. Lakers. A huge number of great names are highlighted, including Bill Russell of the Celtics, the Detroit Pistons' Isiah Thomas, and Philadelphia's Allen Iverson. An entire chapter is dedicated to the storied career of Michael Jordan, including his six national championships, an Olympic gold medal with the 1992 "Dream Team," and two years playing Minor League Baseball after the shooting death of his father. Bryant's history continues through LeBron James's triumphant championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Though plenty of historical narrative is provided, much of the text consists of statistics-heavy description of play; this book is definitely aimed at the basketball junkie.

        Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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        Grades 4-7 Bryant continues his series on the history of professional American sports with a decade-by-decade account of the rise of the NBA (and ABA) from the 1950s to the 2016 Finals this past June. Rather than present a rigidly systematic chronicle or an indigestible barrage of names and statistics, he begins chapters with highlight reels of each era's leading players and teams and then follows with amplified tributes to select stars of the court, breathless tales of hard fought Finals, rosters of colorful nicknames, and tallies of top 10 teams, players, and epic performancesall with fulsome explanatory comments. Aside from brief glances at drugs and racial issues, the author rarely, if ever, looks past the court action to the players' private lives or pre- and post-professional careers. Complete basketball newbies will flounder, but readers with a basic grasp of the game's rules, jargon, and history will find this a trove of awesome athletic feats, game-changing stars of the past and present, and rich fodder for heated arguments.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)

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        Author, sports journalist, and ESPN broadcaster Bryant takes a decade-by-decade look at the NBA from the 1960s to the present, emphasizing the teams and stars that have dominated the game. The engaging narrative is enhanced by entertaining "Top Ten Lists" that provide additional details about each decade. Unlike Bryant's prior volumes on baseball and football, no photographs are included. Timeline. Ind.

        (Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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