Looks at the history of the National Basketball Association's annual best-of-seven game series to determine the championship of the league, which has been held since the 1940s.

Discusses numerous successes of individuals and teams in the National Basketball Association.

Foreword / by Phil Jackson -- Preface -- 1. The first basket and the first basketeer -- 2. The first game -- 3. Genesis -- 4. The penguin, the mogul and the constitution -- 5. The Boston Celtics and the clown-prince of the BAA -- 6. The Providence Steamrollers hit a road block -- 7. Paul Birch fires up the Pittsburgh Ironmen -- 8. Of money, time, and justice -- 9. There's no "D" in Chicago Stags -- 10. Big Ed drives the Toronto Huskies to ruin --...

This title introduces readers to the best NBA arenas in the country with TD Garden's famous parquet court and Air Canada Centre's exclusive club by Drake among other great arenas. The title features text boxes for each arena, fun facts, rich photos, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards

"The Golden State Warriors are the envy of the modern NBA. Chasing their third consecutive championship, they have assembled an incredible wealth of athletic talent, lead the league in merchandise sales, and are planning to move into a glitzy new stadium next season. Their owner, Joe Lacob, regularly hosts the top CEOs and influencers of Silicon Valley in his box, fashioning himself into one of the most powerful men in the world. Yet inside the organization,...

When the NBA shut down operations in March 2020 because of COVID-19, the league was in the middle of uncertainty. Four months later, twenty-two teams resumed play in a "bubble" at Disney World--a restricted location cut off from the outside world. Only a handful of reporters were invited. Ben Golliver was one of them. This book is his account of the season and life inside the "bubble"--adapted from book jacket.

This is the story of the pioneers who shaped so much of the modern infrastructure for women's basketball, whose histories intersect and wind their way through the state of Minnesota. It is the story of forcing open doors--to ensure teams even existed, to allow those teams to play in conditions resembling those men could take for granted, to ensure that the color of your skin or who you love would not be a barrier to building a life centered around...

Explores the NBA's surge in popularity in the 1970s and 1980s and its transformation into a global cultural institution. Far beyond simply being a sports league, the NBA has become an entertainment and pop culture juggernaut. From all kinds of team logo merchandise to officially branded video games and players crossing over into reality television, film, fashion lines, and more, there is an inseparable line between sports and entertainment. But only...