City/Game

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Basketball in New York

By William C. Rhoden and Walt Clyde Frazier

Summary

City/Game by William C. Rhoden and Walt Clyde Frazier explores the dynamic relationship between basketball and New York City. The book delves into how the sport has shaped the city's culture and identity, examining its impact through the personalities and events that have made the game's history rich and memorable. It offers insights into the profound connection between the game and the vibrant metropolis.
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Format: Hardback

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If you have a passion for basketball and enjoy exploring the cultural impact of sports in urban settings, you might find this book appealing. The collaboration between a seasoned sports writer and an iconic basketball figure offers insights into the historical and societal significance of basketball in New York City. Fans of the game and those interested in sports history will likely appreciate the anecdotes and analysis provided.

City/Game

The players, people, flavor, and contributions New York has given the game.

Description

From the playgrounds to the NBA, New York has invented a way of playing basketball, and City/Game is not only about the three renowned NBA teams—the Knicks, the Nets, and the Liberty—and their predecessors, but also the many high-school and college basketball teams with legendary rivalries.

Through art and testimonials from the fans, coaches, and players, we learn about Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Kenny Anderson, and Chris Mullin, all birthed on the city blacktop and who took their skills to the NBA hardwood.

Explore the famous street-ball courts on a map of the five boroughs, including Rucker Park and the Cage on West 4th Street, home to Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kyrie Irving.

Read about New York's style of play—like the infamous one-handed jump shot—and a glossary of NYC-style trash talk and slang. See celebrity row photographs courtside at the Garden and Barclay's Center and revel in the images, headlines, and objects related to the 1970 and 1973 championship Knicks.

Packed with new and archival images, this book brings the energy of the sport through original essays by noted writers and highlights from players, fans, and rising stars of the New York scene. It features interviews with NBA greats, including Queens-born Kenny Smith and Bronx-born former Knick Rod Strickland.

A great book for any basketball fan to relive old memories and learn new details.

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City/Game explores the unique relationship between basketball and New York City, emphasizing its cultural impact and iconic status. According to the foreword and contributions from basketball legend Walt "Clyde" Frazier, the book attributes New York's status as basketball's mecca to its legendary playgrounds, famous arenas, and the passionate people who live there. The book, filled with vivid photographs, highlights the city's influence on the sport and its development of numerous basketball legends.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780847867622

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 February 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications

Illustration: 150 colour and black and white photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 330.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 192

Collections

Basketball Non-Fiction Sports Walt Clyde Frazier William C. Rhoden

About the Author

William C. Rhoden has been a sportswriter for the New York Times since 1983 and has written the Sports of the Times column for more than a decade. Walt Clyde Frazier is a two-time NBA champion.