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Above the Rim

Essential Knowledge and Obscure Facts Every Basketball Fan Needs to Know
Brief Description
Elevate your basketball trivia game with fresh facts and superfan challenges! Test your sports savvy and emerge a champion with this interactive, brain-busting trivia book written by fans for fans. Above the Rim delivers all the stats, figures, funny stories, and highlights your inner sports nerd... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Elevate your basketball trivia game with fresh facts and superfan challenges! Test your sports savvy and emerge a champion with this interactive, brain-busting trivia book written by fans for fans. Above the Rim delivers all the stats, figures, funny stories, and highlights your inner sports nerd craves. Take a shot at Who Said It?, Guess the Player, and True or False quiz questions. Discover little-known facts about the most iconic players of all time, from Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Boost your basketball wisdom and discover: - Who got thrown out of more games than any other player? - What's the punishment for dunking so hard you shatter the backboard (besides needing to pick the glass form your hair)? - Which team has the worst road record in NBA history? Hint: They went 1-40! Get ready to score fascinating new insights and push your existing knowledge to the ultimate limits with Above the Rim.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250339843

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 September 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Brian Boone is a sports writer for Grunge.com. He is also the editor and writer of a bestselling trivia almanac series, several nonfiction guides, and the novel Great Men of Science. He has contributed to How Stuff Works, Barnes & Noble Reads, McSweeney's, Splitsider, Someecards, The Onion, Adult Swim, and Funny or Die. Brian lives in the Pacific Northwest with his family.

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