Pro Basketball's Underdogs : Players and Teams Who Shocked the Basketball World
Braun, Eric 1971-
Pro Basketball's Underdogs : Players and Teams Who Shocked the Basketball World by Eric Braun. - 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. - Sports Illustrated Kids. Sports Shockers! .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Welcome to Believeland -- Rise of the Little Guys -- Shocking the Sixers -- Rodman Rebounds -- Over 1 -- The Washington Opera -- Linsanity -- Powered by Teamwork -- Hairy Story -- Steal of the Draft -- Rockets Power -- Making a Splash -- More Underdogs -- Read More -- Internet Sites -- Index.
"Basketball fans love to cheer for the underdog, and every season they get reminded that anything can happen in pro basketball. An undrafted player can become and All-Star. A franchise known as a perennial loser can rise up and win the NBA championship. This book presents thrilling tales of players and teams who have shocked the basketball world."---
9781515780465 (library binding)
2017004667
Basketball--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Basketball players--United States--Biography
GV885.1 / .B734 2018
796.323/64
Pro Basketball's Underdogs : Players and Teams Who Shocked the Basketball World by Eric Braun. - 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. - Sports Illustrated Kids. Sports Shockers! .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Welcome to Believeland -- Rise of the Little Guys -- Shocking the Sixers -- Rodman Rebounds -- Over 1 -- The Washington Opera -- Linsanity -- Powered by Teamwork -- Hairy Story -- Steal of the Draft -- Rockets Power -- Making a Splash -- More Underdogs -- Read More -- Internet Sites -- Index.
"Basketball fans love to cheer for the underdog, and every season they get reminded that anything can happen in pro basketball. An undrafted player can become and All-Star. A franchise known as a perennial loser can rise up and win the NBA championship. This book presents thrilling tales of players and teams who have shocked the basketball world."---
9781515780465 (library binding)
2017004667
Basketball--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Basketball players--United States--Biography
GV885.1 / .B734 2018
796.323/64