TITLE:
Showtime : Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty of the 1980s / Jeff Pearlman.
By:
Publication Date:
2013-2014
Publication Information:
New York : Gotham Books,
Physical Description:
xiii, 481 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Bestselling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of the Lakers' epic Showtime era. A dazzling account of one of America's greatest sports sagas, Showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes stories of the players' decadent Hollywood lifestyles. From the Showtime era's remarkable rise to its tragic end--marked by Magic Johnson’s 1991 announcement that he had contracted HIV--Showtime is a gripping narrative of sports, celebrity, and 1980s-style excess.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781592408870
