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The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams is the “revelatory” (New York Times), “deeply empathetic” (New Yorker) true story of four teenagers attempting to escape the cycles of poverty, crime, and despair in 1990s Brooklyn by getting recruited to play college basketball. With poignant intimacy, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of these young men, including the future superstar Stephon Marbury, who are among the most promising players in Coney Island.

IN THE MARGINS 2023 TOP TITLE FOR NONFICTION One of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike’s Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of...

Dieses außergewöhnliche Buch erzählt nicht nur die Geschichte des Basketballsports von James Naismith über Dr. J bis LeBron James und Dirk Nowitzki. Vielmehr verknüpft Autor Philipp „Dembo" Dembowski die sportliche Entwicklung mit der kulturgeschichtlichen: vom Kampf der afroamerikanischen Spieler in den USA für mehr Gleichberechtigung, über die Herkunft lässiger Baller-Outfits, fette Rhymes und Hip-Hop-Beats bis hin zur Frage, welches Basketballschuhdesign das beste aller Zeiten ist. Ein Buch, das kracht wie ein Slam Dunk von Michael Jordan oder ein Alley-Oop von Shaquille O'Neal.

Swan Street Sports delivers hard-hitting analysis and honest takes on college football, the NFL, and basketball. From Saturday's biggest matchups to Sunday's playoff race and the storylines shaping the hardwood, Swan Street Sports breaks down the games, the stats, and the stakes that matter most to real fans. No fluff, no filler — just sharp commentary for listeners who live and breathe the sport.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/swan-street-sports--7281810/support.

The Street Logic Sports Podcast shares the experience of following sports from the fans' perspective. We speak with supporters, journalists, and upcoming stars, sharing their passion for sport with a worldwide audience and featuring reaction, analysis, live shows, and news that matter to you. We are a team of dedicated young journalists with a shared love for sports that runs deep. Our mission is to bring you authentic, unfiltered insights into the sports you love. We're not just observers; we're fans first, and our analysis reflects that passion. We believe in taking a grassroots approach ...

Host Tim Faklis breaks down everything Timberwolves by way of notable weekly guests, weekly trivia with subscribers, and much more.

Harvard graduate Jeremy Lin recently became a New York Knicks phenomenon and he's the NBA's first American-born player of Taiwanese descent. The book will chronicle Lin's high school, college and early career in the NBA with particular emphasis on the media explosion surrounding his success as...

Orangebloods and Rivals writer Keenan Womack drops the long-anticipated Texas basketball pod "The Wolf of Ball Street," which will release every Monday morning, featuring a different Austin sports media guest. Fans of Orangebloods, 104.9 The Horn FM, KVUE Sports, and various local newspapers will find their favorite hosts and writers talking Longhorns hoops, 52 weeks a year. Don't miss a second of the action – subscribe to The Wolf of Ball Street today.

On the street, every ballplayer has a story. Onaje X. O. Woodbine, a former streetball player who became an all-star Ivy Leaguer, brings the sights and sounds, hopes and dreams of street basketball to life. He shows that big games have a trickster figure and a master of Black talk whose commentary interprets the game for audiences. The beats of hip-hop and reggae make up the soundtrack, and the ballplayers are half men, half heroes, defying the ghetto's limitations with their flights to the basket.

Great leadership begins with great understanding. No one knows that better than basketball legend Byron Scott and lifelong business executive Charlie Norris who, respectively, won NBA championships and resurrected multimillion-dollar corporations by being team players no matter their position...