Long shot
Subtitle: the triumphs and struggles of an NBA freedom fighter
By: Craig Hodges ; with Rory Fanning ; foreword by Dave Zirin
Contributors: Fanning, Rory
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781608466078
Subjects: Biography; Chicago Bulls (Basketball team); Basketball players; African American basketball players
Other titles: Craig Hodges story
Description: "As a member of the 1992 world-champion Chicago Bulls, a dashiki-clad Hodges delivered a handwritten letter to President George H. W. Bush demanding that he do more to address racism and economic inequality. Hodges was also a vocal union activist, initiated a boycott against Nike, and spoke out forcefully against police brutality in the wake of the Rodney King beating. But his outspokenness cost him dearly. In the prime of his career, after ten NBA seasons, Hodges was blackballed from the NBA for using his platform as a professional athlete to stand up for justice. In this powerful, passionate, and captivating memoir, Hodges shares the stories--including encounters with Nelson Mandela, Coretta Scott King, Jim Brown, R. Kelly, Michael Jordan, and others--from his lifelong fight for equality for African Americans."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: The letter; title: Chicago Heights; title: Showing up; title: Playing the Lotto; title: New horizons; title: Heading west; title: Representing; title: Carlita; title: Milwaukee; title: A different kind of business; title: Blindsided; title: Coming home; title: The Pistons; title: Three-point champ; title: Working together; title: In search of a dynasty; title: Playing the game; title: Cut; title: Buzzer beater.