| Madmen's Ball: The Continuing Saga of Kobe, Phil, and the Los Angeles Lakers Revised, Expand Edition Contributor(s): Heisler, Mark (Author), West, Jerry (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1600781985 ISBN-13: 9781600781988 Publisher: Triumph Books (IL) OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: The Los Angeles Lakers' three championship dynasty teams--the Jerry West-led teams of the 1960s, Magic Johnson-led teams of the 1980s/1990s and the current Shaquille O'Neal-led squad--are thoroughly examined with special interest paid to the tumultuous 2004 season. Color and b&w photo inserts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Basketball - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: 796.323 |
| LCCN: 2008033292 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6.32" W x 9.12" (1.47 lbs) 307 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this revised and expanded edition, Los Angeles Times writer Mark Heisler investigates the 45-year history of the Los Angeles Lakers and unveils a pattern of pampered and/or misguided players, megalomaniacal executives, and owners whose obsessive drives for championships and attention combined to create an atmosphere of conflict for decades Throughout the entire 2003-04 season, fans and the media called the L.A. Lakers the biggest reality show in the country. But the laundry list of conflicts--the ongoing Kobe-Shaq bickering, Kobe's sexual assault trial, Phil Jackson's final season, Gary Payton's refusal to admit his physical decline, and the loss to Detroit in the championship--was just another year in the history of the Lakers. Madmen's Ball goes back to the Lakers' unceremonious arrival in Los Angeles in 1960 to show that the franchise has been embroiled in controversy, in-house battles and personality clashes for generations. |