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Black and White

Paul Volponi

Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.

The Outside Shot

Walter Dean Myers

Recruited by a small midwestern college to play basketball, a Harlem boy has many new experiences, including working with a child who needs physical therapy and dealing with corruption in college spor

Hoops

Walter Dean Myers

A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from rep

Hoop City

Scott Blumenthal

Tony Hope's dream that he and his twin brother Mike will someday appear together as players on a National Basketball Court is shattered when Mike is paralyzed in a shooting accident, but Tony decides

Secrets of the Super Athletes : Basketball

David Fremon

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Top 10 Basketball Centers

Ron Knapp

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Drive

Larry Bird

When it comes to hoops, folks agree that Larry Bird is the best there is. Magic may have the moves, Dominique the slam dunk, Michael Jordan the speed--but no one puts it together like Bird.

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Those Who Love the Game

Glenn Rivers

"Doc" Rivers discusses the real game of basketball, the players, and racism in the NBA and society.

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Living the Dream

Hakeem Olajuwon

He grew up in Nigeria and didn't even pick up a basketball until he was seventeen.

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The Complete Book of Basketball

Gene Brown

Traces the history of basketball as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times.".

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