num_pages: 256
description: The moving story of a bond between sportswriter and fan that was forged in a shared love of basketball and grew over several decades into an extraordinary friendshipThis is a story about friendship sports aging and ultimately time itself--the things it strips away and the things it cannot touch. I loved it.-- Wright Thompson author of PappylandHarvey Araton is one of New York's--and the nation's--best-known sports journalists having covered thousands of Knicks games over the course of a long and distinguished career. But the person at the heart of Our Last Season  Michelle Musler is largely anonymous--except that is to the players coaches and writers who have passed through Madison Square Garden where she held season tickets behind the Knicks bench for 45 years. In that time as she juggled a successful career as a corporate executive and single parenthood of five children she missed only a handful of home games. The Garden was her second home--and the place where an extraordinary friendship between fan and sportswriter was forged.That relationship soon grew into something much bigger than basketball with Michelle serving as a cherished mentor and friend to Harvey as he weathered life's inevitable illness aging and professional challenges and transitions. During the 2017-18 NBA season as Michelle faces serious illness that prevents her from attending more than a few Knicks games Harvey finally has the chance to give back to Michelle everything she has given reminders of all she's accomplished the blessings she's enjoyed and the devoted friend she has been to him.Chock-full of anecdotes from behind the scenes and cameos from Knicks legends--from Frazier King and Ewing to Riley Van Gundy and many more--the story of Harvey and Michelle's nearly four decades of friendship is a delight for basketball fans. But at its core Our Last Season is a book for all of us offering a poignant and inspiring message about how to live with passion commitment and optimism.
language: English
title: Our Last Season: A Writer, A Fan, A Friendship
publisher: Penguin Press