Book Description
Whose hands were so big he held the basketball like a grapefruit? Which

center singlehandedly changed the way defense was played? From Wilt Chamberlain

and Bill Russell to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, young

hoops fans can read about eleven legendary players in this exciting look at

basketball's greatest slam-dunking, hoop-hanging superstars.







Card catalog description
Describes how and why such men as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird became great basketball players.


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Whose hands were so big he held the basketball like a grapefruit? Which center singlehandedly changed the way defense was played? From Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, young hoops fans can read about eleven legendary players in this exciting look at basketball's greatest slam-dunking, hoop-hanging superstars.    

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Describes how and why such men as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird became great basketball players.

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