#1 New York Times bestseller
"Hilarious, informative." --Slam Magazine
"The ultimate book on basketball fandom." --NPR
"Cleverly written . . . A must for any basketball fan." --Esquire
"Full of hilarious hypotheticals, fun footnotes, and magnificent illustration." --Buzzfeed
"Hilarious, informative." --Slam Magazine
"The ultimate book on basketball fandom." --NPR
"Cleverly written . . . A must for any basketball fan." --Esquire
"Full of hilarious hypotheticals, fun footnotes, and magnificent illustration." --Buzzfeed
Every fan of Shea Serrano's unconventional, hilarious, and insightful writing will want to add this hardcover edition of his wildly popular Basketball (and Other Things) to their sports book collection. This edition features a new cover and two new chapters as well as a removable basketball card that showcases Serrano's trademark creativity and Arturo Torres's inimitable illustration style.
On first publication, this unique, eye-opening look at basketball history and stars became a nationwide bestseller. Serrano covers topics such as:
- Who's the greatest dunker in NBA history?
- Which NBA players get remembered for the wrong reasons?
- What's the most important NBA Championship?
- Who had the better big-name game under duress?
- Which NBA player's legacy is the most greatly affected if we give him the Championship he never won?
- And many more!
You'll love this book. And you'll love NBA basketball even more after reading it. Buy it for yourself or for the basketball fan in your life.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781419743191
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Abrams Image
Publication Date: 10-06-2020
Pages: 256
Product Dimensions: 7.60(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)
About the Author
Shea Serrano is an award-winning writer, author, and illustrator. His recent book, The Rap Year Book, reached the bestseller lists of the New York Times and Washington Post, topped the iBooks arts and entertainment bestseller list, and was named one of Billboard’s Best 100 Music Books of All Time. Serrano is a staff writer for The Ringer. He lives in Houston, Texas.