num_pages: 352
description: A vibrant unconventional highly opinionated guide to the triumphs joys struggles and heartbreaks of the modern era of the game for every obsessive basketball fan who loves to hate hot takesThe Joy of Basketball celebrates the meteoric rise of basketball over the last quarter century by ignoring the bland traditionalist binary of wins or losses. Instead the book's focus is on everything else. Using text charts and illustrations that upend conventional jock wisdom the book details the most incredible players in history draft flops long-limbed oddballs superteams the international talent wave brawls scandals the rapid evolution of contemporary gameplay coaching fashion crime positional erosion tragic tales memes and the sacred Kardashian Blessing. Bouncing between witty graphics and keen sociopolitical observations The Joy of Basketball is a subversive sports manifesto camouflaged as a colorful reference book for your coffee table.
language: English
title: The Joy of Basketball: An Encyclopedia of the Modern Game
publisher: Harry N. Abrams