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From Hang Time to Prime Time

Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA

By: Pete Croatto

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From Hang Time to Prime Time

Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA

By: Pete Croatto

Perfect for fans of Moneyball and The Book of Basketball, this vivid, thoroughly entertaining, and well-researched book 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 four decades ago, this would have been unthinkable. Featuring writing that leaps off the page with energy and wit, journalist and basketball fan Pete Croatto takes us behind the scenes to the meetings that lead to the monumental American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, revolutionizing the NBA’s image. He pays homage to legendary talents including Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan and reveals how two polar-opposite rookies, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, led game attendance to skyrocket and racial lines to dissolve. Croatto also dives into CBS’s personality-driven coverage of key players, as well as other cable television efforts, which launched NBA players into unprecedented celebrity status. Essential reading whether you’re a casual or longtime fan, From Hang Time to Prime Time is an enthralling and entertaining celebration of basketball history.

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Atria Books

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1982103957

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From Hang Time to Prime Time

Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA

By: Pete Croatto

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Pete

My Story

By: Pete Bennett,Andrew Crofts

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My Story

By: Pete Bennett,Andrew Crofts

W**kers! Cheese! Eeezamanna! Pete Bennett, the 24-year-old Tourette's sufferer who shot to fame as winner of Big Brother 7, stole the nation's heart with his outrageous, loveable nature. Pete's incredible autobiography reveals what the tabloids didn't see. His story will make you cry, have you in stitches, and inspire you with its amazing hones

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HarperThorsons

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0007250568

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9780007250561

Pete

My Story

By: Pete Bennett

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My Story

By: Pete Bennett

Pete Bennett stole the nation's heart with his outrageous, loveable nature. This autobiography reveals what the tabloids didn't see.

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HarperCollins UK

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0007250339

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