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Hardcourt: Stories from 75 Years of the National Basketball Association

Fred Bowen

Illustrator: James E. Ransome

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-5344-6043-0

Keywords: basketball, sports business

A lively history of how the game evolved from using peach baskets as hoops. Painterly portraits bring greats such as Bird and Chamberlain to life.