The Jump
Subtitle: Sebastian Telfair and the High-Stakes Business of High School Ball
Publisher: Rodale Books
Published: January 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781594861079
Subjects: Telfair, Sesbastian; Sports; Biography; Sports & Recreation; United States; Basketball - General; Sports & Recreation / Basketball; Basketball players; Basketball; High school athletes; Social aspects
First sentence: The gates swung wide in Harlem, and two of the most prominent figures in American entertainment came rolling on through, strutting to that exclusive beat of fame, fortune, and youth.
Description: Chronicles the rags-to-riches path of the New York sensation who exemplifies the new face of basketball--young, talented, mediagenic teenagers who skip college on the way to NBA fortune and fame. O'Connor tracks the packaging of Telfair into an icon-to-be.--Book jacket.