The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever

Product Description

In an incisive look at the dark side of the NBA, the author of The Last Amateurs describes a 1977 brawl between the Houston Rockets and L.A. Lakers and its repercussions, especially for two players--Rudy Tomjanovich and Kermit Washington--in terms of such issues as race, violence in sports, and conspiracy. 175,000 first printing.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

• Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
• One Man Out: Curt Flood versus Baseball (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)
• Title IX: A Brief History with Documents
• Indentured: The Battle to End the Exploitation of College Athletes
• Last Shot: Mystery at the Final Four (The Sports Beat, 1)
• SprawlBall: A Visual Tour of the New Era of the NBA
• Foul Trouble
• Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
• The Back Roads to March: The Unsung, Unheralded, and Unknown Heroes of a College Basketball Season
• The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry

*If this is not the "The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link.  Details were last updated on Apr 16, 2025 03:16 +08.