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Earl the Twirl
- My Life in Basketball
Engelsk Paperback
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Earl the Twirl
- My Life in Basketball
Engelsk Paperback

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Earl "The Twirl" Cureton was never a star player in the NBA, but then again, few people will ever be a celebrity athlete.  Earl''s story, instead, is about a life on the fringes of the league during its "Golden Era" of the ''80s and ''90s. A teammate of Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Michael Jordan, Charles Oakley, Muggsy Bogues, Hakeem Olajuwon, and others, Earl was a part of seven NBA teams in his twelve-season career. He won two championships during his career, first in 1983 with the Philadelphia 76ers, and then in 1994 with the Houston Rockets. And yet, as a professional basketball journeyman, every day was a struggle.

Growing up in Detroit during race riots, Earl worked hard and became a standout player at the University of Detroit. A 6'' 9" center in the pros, he battled with Karem Abdul-Jabbar in back-to-back NBA Finals. While many people know the stories of big names like Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, few understand the life of a player on the outskirts of the league. This is Earl''s own story, a unique perspective on the trials of a journeyman player: non-guaranteed contracts, tryouts and cuts, playing overseas, coming back from injury, and the looming "right of first refusal."

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
214
ISBN-13:
9781476693835
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1476693838
Udg. Dato:
25 dec 2023
Længde:
11mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
25 dec 2023
Forfatter(e):
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