Sports & Recreation Basketball
Basketball Now!
The Stars and Stories of the NBA
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2019
- Category
- Basketball, Sports
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780228102021
- Publish Date
- Oct 2019
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
The greatest players in the NBA... NOW!
Like Hockey Now! and Football Now!, Basketball Now! has earned its place as an anticipated release, giving fans the inside stories about their favorite superstars.
This third edition is packed with 130 action images and 50 profiles, including a fresh crop of young players whose swagger and skills launched them to league-wide stardom. Bona fide superstars, rim-rocking rookies and future Hall of Famers, plus the all stars of tomorrow, the best international imports and the underrated players that can change a game -- they're all here. Look out for elite names like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and many, many more!
Author Adam Elliott Segal gives readers an inside tour of all things NBA, including essays on the Draft, the Dunk Contest and the best clutch and playoff performances in the history of the league, as well as a summary of MVPs (regular season, All-Star Game and Finals) up to the end of the 2018-19 season. Mind-boggling athleticism, career-changing plays and pure magic -- Basketball Now! has it all, straight from the hardwood.
About the author
Adam Elliott Segal is an editor and writer of fiction and non-fiction. His work has been published in Sportsnet Magazine, Maisonneuve, Chatelaine, enRoute, the Vancouver Province and Reader's Digest. He is the author of three books, including Basketball Stars and MMA Now!.