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The first tip-off, the incredible story of the birth of the NBA, Charley Rosen

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The first tip-off

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Charley Rosen

McGraw-Hill professional

the incredible story of the birth of the NBA

The only book to tell the unbelievable true story of the NBA's tumultuous first season In "The First Tip-Off," veteran basketball writer Charley Rosen brings readers back to the NBA's humble beginnings, when a colorful cast of characters laid the foundation for the empire that is today's NBA. Basketball pioneers, like Red Auerbach, Chuck Connors, Ed Sadowski, Joe Fulks, and Peter "Press" Maravich-father of "Pistol Pete"--All play a role in a league of hard fouls, shady refs, meager facilities, and old school basketball. Featuring a Foreword by Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson and exclusive interviews with the surviving players of that first season, Rosen weaves a fascinating and poignant portrait of a league struggling to gain a foothold in the American consciousness

The First Basket and the First Basketeer -- The First Game -- Genesis -- The Penguin, the Mogul and the Constitution -- The Boston Celtics and the Clown-Prince of the BAA -- The Providence Steamrollers Hit a Roadblock -- Paul Birch Fires up the Pittsburgh Ironmen -- Of Money, Time, and Justice -- There's No "D" in Chicago Stags -- Big Ed Drives the Toronto Huskies to Ruin -- The Evolution and Extinction of the Cleveland Rebels -- The Professor and the St. Louis Bombers -- The Short Flight of the Detroit Falcons -- The Ethnic Knicks -- Gotty, Jumping Joe, and the Philadelphia Warriors -- The Washington Capitols and The Apprenticeship of Red Auerbach -- The Playoffs -- The First Champions -- Barely Alive

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