Book: Hardback | 224 x 289mm | 72 pages | ISBN 9780756610630 | 24 Mar 2005 | Dorling Kindersley | 8 - 18
Relaunched with a new jacket and 8 pages of expanded text!
DK joins forces with the NBA to bring the high-flying sport of basketball to the page in classic Eyewitness style. Amazing photographs and accessible text tell the whole story from James Naismith's nailing a peach basket to the wall of a local gym for the first informal game to the incredible feats of basketball's super-size stars of today. Learn all about the star players and legendary franchises that have made basketball one of America’s favorite sports. Meet the first women of the WNBA and peruse a comprehensive “who’s who?” of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Learn the lingo from a detailed glossary, discover how players prepare on game day, see inside a high-tech basketball shoe, and much, much more!
