The Birth of the Modern NBA: Pro Basketball in the Year of the Merger, 1949-1950 - Paperback
by Josh Elias
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Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476694177ISBN-10:1476694176UPC:9781476694177Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BasketballSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCC3975165
The Birth of the Modern NBA: Pro Basketball in the Year of the Merger, 1949-1950
On August 3, 1949, the National Basketball Association was born, comprising 17 organizations that ranged geographically from Boston to Denver and culturally from Manhattan to Sheboygan. The league being the result of a merger, there were two different reigning champions vying for NBA supremacy between the George Mikan-led Minneapolis Lakers and the small-town Anderson Packers, with teams fro...
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476694177ISBN-10:1476694176UPC:9781476694177Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BasketballSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCC3975165
Josh Elias is a sports historian specializing in basketball's integration era and prior. He lives in Southern Arizona.
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