![]() ![]() This insightful account is evidence of how much basketball has-and hasn't-changed since 1979, before the money really started rolling in.Īvailable Now from Hachette Audio as a CD and as a digital download, and in Paperback and ebook from Hachette Books. ![]() 16, 1981 The game is professional basketball, as represented by the Portland Trail Blazers' 1979-80 seasona microcosm, in Halberstam's wide-angle rendering, of the commercialization of all that was once genuine in American life. Join David Halberstam on his yearlong journey with the 1979 Portland Trail Blazers and witness professional basketball from the inside, where front-office egos, big-money contracts, and the colorful personalities of coaches and players collide, and winners and losers emerge. THE BREAKS OF THE GAME by David Halberstam RELEASE DATE: Nov. ![]() The Breaks of the Game is sports reporting at its finest. ![]() "Casts an unsparing wide-angle lens upon the power struggles implicit in this big-money, fierce, TV-dominated enterprise."-The New York Times Book Reviewįor the first time recorded, David Halbertams historic, bestelling and much lauded narrative about his year spent with the 1979 Portland Trail Blazers. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Breaks of the Game - Hardcover By Halberstam, David - Very Good Condition at the best online. ![]()
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