Over at Fanhouse, Bethlehem Shoals has a great interview with Rick Telander, author of one of the best basketball books ever written.
Oh, Look! An Excuse To Re-read ‘Heaven Is A Playground’
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“Heaven is a Playground” may not be rooted in the NBA or any sort of basketball analysis, but in telling the stories of James “Fly” Williams, Albert King, and the Brownsville neighborhood that bred a slew of stars over the years—and many more that never made it out—Telander captures the spirit of it all with a pitch perfect tone. With a combination of great characters and excellent storytelling, Heaven conjures the ineffable aspects of basketball that have made the game so meaningful to so many, for so long.
↵If you haven’t read it and you like basketball, you should really buy the book. In the meantime, check out the interview with Telander.
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