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"The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever. In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot! You will find skilled athletes, expert players, and electrifying performers, all rolled into one! You will find nonstop, give-it-all-you've-got, out-to-win-it, sky's-the-limit basketball. You will find The Harlem Globetrotters, who played the most...
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Basketball champion and global icon LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside timeless Tune Bugs Bunny with the animated/live-action event from director Malcolm D. Lee. This transformational journey is a manic mash-up of two worlds that reveals just how far some parents will go to connect with their kids. When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny,...
3) Space jam
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Michael Jordan must play basketball against space invaders that are trying to capture the Looney Tunes characters. Special features include commentary, two music videos, and four Looney Tunes.
4) Unguarded
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An unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of Famer, revealing how Scottie Pippen, the youngest of twelve, overcame two family tragedies and universal disregard by college scouts to become an essential component of the greatest basketball dynasty of the last fifty years. So how did the youngest of twelve go from growing up poor in the small town of Hamburg, Arkansas, enduring two family tragedies...
5) Play dead
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When her husband, David Baskin, the Boston Celtics' star player, dies on their Australian honeymoon, fashion model Laura Ayars returns home to discover a half million dollars missing from his account and their house ransacked, prompting her to launch her own investigation into David's death.
6) Grown ups
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"Childhood friends reunite one holiday weekend to relive the good old days. It doesn't matter that these five guys are now respectable businessmen, husbands and fathers. Once they get back together, nothing is going to stop these kids-at-heart from having the time of their adult lives"--Container.
7) Overcomer
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High school basketball coach John Harrison receives unfortunate news that will change his life. The largest manufacturing plant in town suddenly shuts down, forcing many families to leave in search of other job opportunities. John and his family are faced with an uncertain future, and his dreams of winning the state basketball championship are in jeopardy. He agrees to coach the cross-country team where he meets a runner who is on her journey of discovery....
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"An autobiography about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--
At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. But with a talent for...
9) NBA 2K23
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"Rise to the occasion and realize your full potential in NBA 2K23. Prove yourself against the best players in the world and showcase your talent in MyCAREER or The W. Pair today's All-Stars with timeless legends in MyTEAM. Build a dynasty of your own as a GM, or lead the league in a new direction as the Commissioner in MyNBA. Take on NBA or WNBA teams in Play NOW and experience true-to-life gameplay."--Container. Step back in time with era-specific...
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"Combining irreverant humor, behind-the-scenes drama and a unique visual style, Winning Time chronicles the story of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, a team that defined a glitzy era -- both on and off the court. In 1979, with the future of the NBA on the line, eccentric businessman Jerry Buss stakes his fortune on the lackluster Lakers. Buss sets out to build an all-star roster, anchored by flasky rookie Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and seasoned veteran Kareem...
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"The autobiography of the legendary coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, whose achievements on and off the basketball court reflect America's unresolved struggle with racial justice"--
After five decades at the center of race and sports in America, Thompson was ready to make the private public, and he completed this autobiography shortly before his death. His book drives us through his childhood under JIm Crow segregation to our current moment of racial...
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"From R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young readers, comes ten new stories that are sure to leave you shivering. A boy who hates bugs starts to see them everywhere. A basketball player's skin starts to almost drip off his hands--but no one else can see it. Three friends find a hole in the ground that just gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger . . . And each story is introduced by Stine himself, providing a personal touch sure to delight fans.Laced...
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"The sequel to the original smash hit takes street balling to the next level with a massive roster of current and retired NBA players, improved online matchmaking with dedicated servers, four-player online matches, three-point contests, new playgrounds, custom matches, and more!"--nba.2k.com/playgrounds.
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"A lively and colorful account of the 1969 NBA Finals--one of the greatest upsets in basketball history--through the eyes of future sports writing legend Leigh Montville, who was covering the coast-to-coast event as a brand-new twenty-four-year-old reporter for The Boston Globe"--
1969. Bill Russell and his juggernaut Boston Celtics, winners of ten of the previous twelve NBA championships, squeak through one more playoff run and land in the Finals...
15) Playmates
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Spenser novels volume 16
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Spenser, a hard-boiled Boston private eye, investigates when the leading college basketball forward appears to be shaving points.
17) Hoops
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"A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares's debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys' team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games...
18) Hoops
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A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake.
19) NBA 2K21
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In NBA 2K21, new, old, and returning ballers alike will find exciting game modes that offer a variety of basketball experiences: MyCAREER - Embark on your own personal, cinematic basketball journey to reach your ultimate destination: the National Basketball Association. Build up your custom MyPLAYER and take him to the heights of their career and stardom, and make a name for yourself in the global basketball universe. Relive USA Basketball's championship...
20) Full-court press
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Hoops volume 2
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When Elle begins to volunteer two days a week working with children with special needs, she has trouble juggling her new passion, basketball obligations, and schoolwork.