Showboat : the life of Kobe Bryant / Roland Lazenby.
By: Lazenby, Roland [author.].
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016Description: 625 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780316387248.Subject(s): Bryant, Kobe, 1978- | Basketball players -- United States -- Biography | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / GeneralGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "Seventeen-time all-star; scorer of 81 points in a game; MVP and a shooting guard second only to Jordan in league history: Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players, a fascinating and complicated character who knew when he was a mere boy that he would be better than Jordan on the court. The debate about whether he achieved that is a furious one--but Kobe has surpassed Jordan on the all-time scoring list and has only one less championship than Jordan (5 to Jordan's 6). He is set to retire after the 2015/16 season, just in time for Roland Lazenby's definitive biography of the player and the man. The Lakers are the flashiest team in all of sports, and the context in which Bryant played is salacious and exciting. Provocative stories--on his childhood with a domineering dad; his complicated personal life; and his explosive relationships on the court--mixed with good old fashioned basketball reporting make for a riveting and essential read for any hoops fan"--Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | GV884.B794 L395 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000007764 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Seventeen-time all-star; scorer of 81 points in a game; MVP and a shooting guard second only to Jordan in league history: Kobe Bryant is one of basketball's absolute greatest players, a fascinating and complicated character who knew when he was a mere boy that he would be better than Jordan on the court. The debate about whether he achieved that is a furious one--but Kobe has surpassed Jordan on the all-time scoring list and has only one less championship than Jordan (5 to Jordan's 6). He is set to retire after the 2015/16 season, just in time for Roland Lazenby's definitive biography of the player and the man. The Lakers are the flashiest team in all of sports, and the context in which Bryant played is salacious and exciting. Provocative stories--on his childhood with a domineering dad; his complicated personal life; and his explosive relationships on the court--mixed with good old fashioned basketball reporting make for a riveting and essential read for any hoops fan"--