num_pages: 336
description: The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers two extraordinary teams playing in extraordinary times and linked by one extraordinary Jerry West.In Golden Days acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum uses two teamstodays Golden State Warriors and the L.A. Lakers of the early 1970sto trace the dynamic history of the National Basketball Association which for much of the last half-century has marched memorably through the state of California. Tying together the two strands of McCallums story is Hall of Famer Jerry West the ferociously competitive Laker guard who later became one of the key architects of the Warriors. With the Logo as his guide McCallum takes us deep into the locker rooms and front offices of these two era-defining teams leveraging the access and authority he has amassed over his forty-year career to create a picture of the cultural juggernaut that the NBA has become. Featuring up-close-and-personal portraits of some of the biggest names in basketball history from Wilt Chamberlain to Steve Kerr to the transcendent duo of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant  Golden Days is a history not just of a changing sport but a changing America.Featuring vintage photos and contemporary shots of NBA greats including Stephen Curry Kevin Durant Wilt Chamberlain Jerry West Elgin Baylor Pat Riley and more.Full of juicy anecdotes and wagging fun . . . McCallum holds legitimate claim for being the greatest NBA writer of all time.  The Wall Street JournalOnly one writer I know could pull all this two iconic champions two roundball revolutions and the deadeye legend whose silhouette binds them both. If basketball writing had a logo it would be the image of Jack McCallum. Lee Jenkins senior writer Sports IllustratedI had the pleasure of playing with coaching with and coaching for Jerry West one of the great influences in the history of the NBA. Golden Days gets at the essence of the man as a player and an executive while also exploring todays game through the Golden State Warriors. Pat Riley president Miami HeatAn original fascinating and breezy read . . . With his classic eye for detail and deadpan wit Jack McCallum connects two of the greatest teams in sports history and manages to unearth new details about some of the giants of the game. Zach Lowe senior writer ESPN
language: English
title: Golden Days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball
publisher: Ballantine Books