Sports Illustrated: The Basketball Book (Hardcover)

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Continuing Sports Illustrated's tradition of producing best-selling coffee-table books for the holiday season, SI presents The Basketball Book, a lavish celebration of the athleticism and pageantry of both the college and professional game. With the same kind of unforgettable photographs and award-winning writing that propelled The Baseball Book, The Football Book and The Anniversary Book to The New York Times best-seller list over the past three years, this volume brings to life the legendary players, the classic action and the great rivalries of the court. In 294 oversized pages, The Basketball Book commemorates the epic teams and characters, the personalities and performances and artifacts that have created legions of passionate fans since Dr. James Naismith nailed up a peach basket and devised the Original 13 Rules of the game more than 100 years ago.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 294 pages
• Publisher: Sports Illustrated (October 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933821191
• ISBN-13: 978-1933821191
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 11 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,526 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sposts Illustrated " The basketball Book " scores again !, January 8, 2008

By	C. Young (Stewartstown, Pa.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought the SI Basketball book because I had already bought the baseball and football books, and was very pleased with them.. I expected the basketball book to be of the same quality of writing and photos of the other two. I was not diapointed. The book is full of great articles by quality writers, and with many photos by the famed photo staff at SI. If you want a good quaility book, and are a basketball fan, this book is worth the more then fair asking price. The origins of the game to the present day game is covered as well as profiles on the superstars of each decade, is excellent. This is an exceptional book, buy it, it is worth it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Basketball Book, December 31, 2007

By	Tim Fitzgerald - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great basketball book. Excellent if you'd like to get an appreciation of the 60's and 70's of NBA basketball (as well as current information).

Highly recommended !

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect for hardcore b-ball fans, October 30, 2009

By	A. Gaige (United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

SI has a great reputation and they've created a great thing here. Like the football book, this is oversized and perfect for the coffee table. In our house, it has helped kick start lot of discussions.