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Three-ring circus : Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the crazy years of the Lakers dynasty / Jeff Pearlman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pearlman, Jeff, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team)--History.
- Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team).
- Basketball teams--California--Los Angeles--History.
- Basketball teams.
- Basketball players--United States--Biography.
- Basketball players.
- History.
- United States.
- California--Los Angeles.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined--and collided--to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse In the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O'Neal loathed Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant loathed Shaquille O'Neal. From public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated threats of trade, it was warfare. And yet, despite eight years of infighting and hostility, by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson, the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of thegreatest dynasties in NBA history. Together, the two led the Lakers to three straight championships and returned glory and excitement to Los Angeles. In the tradition of Jeff Pearlman's bestsellers Showtime, Boys Will Be Boys, and The Bad Guys Won, Three-Ring Circus is a rollicking deep dive into one of sports' most fraught yet successful pairings.
- Contents:
- Magic
- The chosen one
- Kazaam!
- Formation
- Nick the quick
- Fox catcher
- Worm food
- Phil the void
- Turning around
- Someone shoot J.R.
- The coaching job
- Kings without a crown
- Getting bored with it
- Room
- R.A.P.E.
- The last season
- Survival
- The end.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 24, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Pearlman, Jeff. Three-ring circus
- ISBN:
- 9781328530660
- 1328530663
- Publisher Number:
- 40030107772
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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