Tim Duncan: Slam Duncan (Basketball Superstar) [Paperback]

Kevin Kernan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2000 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Basketball Superstar (Book 5)

As one of San Antonio's "Twin Towers," Tim Duncan earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors in 1997-98. He was also the only rookie to earn a spot on either NBA All-Star Team. As a senior at Wake Forest, Duncan won the Naismith and Wooden Awards and was the consensus National Player of the Year. He holds the Atlantic Coast Conference record for blocked shots (481), and is third in rebounds (1,570). In 1998-99 Duncan led the Spurs in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots, and ranked second in field-goal percentage. He also ranked fifth in the NBA in rebounds and seventh in blocked shots, and was named to the All-Defensive First Team.

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About the Author

Kevin Kernan is in his second stint as a sportswriter with the New York Post. He began there in 1979 before joining the San Diego Union-Tribune in 1988. He returned to the Post in 1998. Kernan previously authored SPI's Bernie Williams: Quiet Superstar, as well as A Bolt From The Blue (1994, Sports Media Inc.), which chronicled the San Diego Chargers' 1994 AFC Championship season. The 45-year-old native of Pequannock, New York, currently resides in Kenilworth, New Jersey, with his wife, Anne, and three children: Kelly (20), Casey (15) and Corey (8).

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (March 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582611793
• ISBN-13: 978-1582611792
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,636,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)