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#1 After the disappointing conclusion to the 1995—96 NBA season, Jerry West knew things needed to change. The executive vice president of the Los Angeles Lakers liked his coach, the steady if unspectacular Del Harris, and believed the front office personnel were skilled, wise basketball men capable of rebuilding a dynastic brand. But he saw problems with the roster.
#2 In 1996,...
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In the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level teammates who loathed one another the way Shaqloathed Kobe and Kobe loathed Shaq. There were whispered - and outspoken - sniping and sparring. Taunts. Physical altercations. The recurring threats of trade. This was warfare disguised as NBA basketball. And yet, despite eight years of infighting and hostility, by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson, the Shaq-Kobe duo...
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The United States Football League--known fondly to millions of sports fans as the USFL--was the last football league to challenge the NFL while causing its owners and executives to collectively shudder. It spanned three seasons, from 1983 to 1985, secured multiple television deals, drew millions of fans, and launched the careers of legends. But then it died beneath the weight of a particularly egotistical and bombastic owner, a New York businessman...
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"An award-winning journalist's behind-the-scenes account from the epicenter of sports, social justice, and coronavirus, Can't Knock the Hustle is a lasting chronicle of the historic 2019-2020 NBA season, by way of the notorious Brooklyn Nets and basketball's renaissance as a cultural force beyond the game"--
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