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From the East Baltimore playground courts where he earned his nickname by muggin' opponents for possession of the ball to Dunbar High School where he excelled alongside future NBA players, Muggsy Bogues set the tone in his early years for the great heights he'd reach professionally. In this new autobiography, Bogues delves deep into his life and career, reflecting on legendary battles with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and other generational stars of ’80s and ’90s hoops.

Dive deep into the life, career, and continuing story of Onyeka Okongwu with Biography Flash, the podcast that goes beyond the highlight reel to bring you the full picture of one of the NBA's most exciting and versatile big men. From his early days in Chino Hills, California, where he stepped onto a nationally ranked high school team as a freshman alongside the legendary Ball brothers, to earning California Mr. Basketball honors twice, winning three state titles, and setting records at USC in a single standout college season, this show covers every chapter of Okongwu's remarkable journey. You ...

Dive deep into the life and career of Jabari Walker with Jabari Walker Biography Flash, the podcast that goes beyond the highlights to tell the full, unfiltered story of one of the NBA's most compelling young players. Hosted by Tye Morgan and powered by thorough AI-driven research, this show delivers a comprehensive biography of the six-foot-seven Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers forward who grew up surrounded by the game as the son of an NBA player and turned that foundation into a relentless pursuit of his own legacy. From his days as a four-star recruit at AZ Compass Prep in ...

Dive deep into the full life story of Anthony Black, the Orlando Magic guard who has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting young players in the NBA today. Anthony Black Biography Flash, hosted on the Quiet Please Podcast Network, delivers a comprehensive look at everything that made Anthony Black who he is, from his roots in Texas and an early football future to a winding road that led him to become a consensus five-star recruit, a standout freshman at the University of Arkansas, and ultimately the sixth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Host Tye Morgan walks you through ...

Mind Games follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball’s coaching hierarchy, a rise that took him from obscurity in the Continental Basketball Association to nine championship rings in the NBA. Along the way he turned multimillionaire players on to meditation, transformed the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls from a one-man show to a five-man team of domination, and after battling with Bulls management, ended one dynasty to start another on the West Coast.

Loose Balls is, after all these years, the definitive and most widely respected history of the ABA. It's a wild ride through some of the wackiest, funniest, strangest times ever to hit pro sports -- told entirely through the (often incredible) words of those who played, wrote and connived their way through the league's nine seasons.

The author, a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus, as was Wilt Chamberlain, of Overbrook High School, spent four years researching and interviewing the most important people in Wilt's life. The result is a capturing of Wilt's personality and thoughts that relatively few people other than family and closest friends ever knew.

For the countless basketball fans who were spellbound by the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2003–2004 high-wire act, this book is a rare and phenomenal treat. In The Last Season, Lakers coach Phil Jackson draws on his trademark honesty and insight to tell the whole story of the season that proved to be...

Stephen Curry was intent in showing the world that he was not just "lucky" - he wanted to show that he deserved to be playing in the Finals. He deserved to be the MVP. He deserved to win a championship. He deserved to be recognized as one of the greatest players to ever play the game.

For forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success. Now, in The Carolina Way, he explains his coaching philosophy and shows readers how to apply it to the leadership and team-building challenges they face in their own lives. In his wry...

In January of 1989, Cameron Stauth became a fly on the office wall of Pistons General Manager Jack McCloskey. He watched day by day, crisis by crisis, as McCloskey, Coach Chuck Daly, and a handful of immensely talented and ambitious basketball players—the Bad Boys of Detroit—won the NBA championship.

NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, it looked like a match made in heaven. Here...

Willkommen bei Courtside, dem offiziellen Podcast rund um den BBC Bayreuth Basketball. Alle zwei Wochen spricht Host Carlo Steiner über alles, was Basketball bewegt – auf und neben dem Court. Freut euch auf spannende Gespräche mit Spielern, Fans, Sponsoren und Unterstützern des Vereins. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Spiele, Taktik und aktuelle Entwicklungen, sondern auch um persönliche Geschichten, Einblicke hinter die Kulissen und die Leidenschaft, die den Basketball in Bayreuth ausmacht. Ob eingefleischter Fan, aktiver Spieler oder einfach basketballinteressiert – Courtside bringt euch ...

The life and legacy of pioneering international basketball superstar Hakeem Olajuwon, a two time NBA champion whose Hall of Fame career forever changed the game, both in the United States and around the globe—from the New York Times bestselling author of Giannis. It’s now the norm for NBA...

Let Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the greatest of all time. With a foreword by Jerry West and a new tribute from the author about Kobe’s tragic death.

Darren Blood is an embarrassment to the coaching profession: unrelenting, authoritative, and devoid of people skills. Twice fired and still shaking off a scandal, Blood’s career seems over—until his friend, university president and emotional intelligence expert Dr. James Harding, hires him to coach the struggling women’s basketball program at Virginia Central State University. Faced with a legacy of defeat, Blood must confront his flaws and embrace EQ strategies to turn around the Lady Foxhounds.

Today the salary cap is an NBA institution, something fans take for granted as part of the fabric of the league or an obstacle to their favorite team’s chances to win a championship. In the early 1980s, however, a salary cap was not only novel but nonexistent. The Cap tells the fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of the deal between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association that created the salary cap in 1983, the first in all of sports, against the backdrop of a looming players’ strike on one side and threatened economic collapse on the other.

“A deeply insightful and introspective look at arguably the best basketball player in the world.”—Jemele Hill “This is a fantastic book. Mike Singer, through moments large and small, captures the unlikely journey of Nikola Jokic with detail and texture, and with a style that holds the...

Much of today’s basketball training focuses on improving speed, agility, scoring moves, and shooting abilities. While this increases physical skills, it doesn’t teach young athletes the mental ins and outs of the game. Boost Your Basketball IQ teaches players and coaches arguably the most important (and neglected) skill of all: game awareness—a skill that most players often don’t develop until late in their careers.

This program is read by the author. “Through honest stories and inspiring lessons from her life, A’ja Wilson reminds us to never doubt who we are or apologize for being true to ourselves. Dear Black Girls is a must-read for every Black girl out there.” ―Gabrielle Union, New York Times...