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Above the Rim
Essential Knowledge and Obscure Facts Every Basketball Fan Needs to Know
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Elevate your basketball trivia game with fresh facts and superfan challenges! Test your sports savvy and emerge a champion with this interactive, brain-busting trivia book written by fans for fans. Above the Rim delivers all the stats, figures, funny stories, and highlights your inner sports nerd...
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Description
Elevate your basketball trivia game with fresh facts and superfan challenges!
Test your sports savvy and emerge a champion with this interactive, brain-busting trivia book written by fans for fans. Above the Rim delivers all the stats, figures, funny stories, and highlights your inner sports nerd craves. Take a shot at Who Said It?, Guess the Player, and True or False quiz questions.
Discover little-known facts about the most iconic players of all time, from Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Boost your basketball wisdom and discover:
- Who got thrown out of more games than any other player?
- What's the punishment for dunking so hard you shatter the backboard (besides needing to pick the glass from your hair)?
- Which team has the worst road record in NBA history? Hint: They went 1-40!
Get ready to score fascinating new insights and push your existing knowledge to the ultimate limits with Above the Rim.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781250339843
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 September 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 191.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
Brian Boone is a sports writer for Grunge.com. He is also the editor and writer of a bestselling trivia almanac series, several nonfiction guides, and the novel Great Men of Science. He has contributed to How Stuff Works, Barnes & Noble Reads, McSweeney's, Splitsider, Someecards, The Onion, Adult Swim, and Funny or Die. Brian lives in the Pacific Northwest with his family.
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