{"product_id":"foul-lines-a-pro-basketball-novel-paperback","title":"Foul Lines: A Pro Basketball Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack McCallum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJon Wertheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom two senior \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e writers comes an explosive, fast-paced satire that will do for today's NBA what \u003ci\u003eNorth Dallas Forty\u003c\/i\u003e did for the NFL a generation ago.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just months from his Yale graduation, street-smart whiz kid Jamal Kelly leaves school to take a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the front office of the Los Angeles Lasers. Once on the West Coast, Jamal gets a quick introduction to a subculture awash in big egos and fast cars, as well as an introduction to the charms of the team's new hard-charging beat writer, Jilly Forrester. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the spirit of \u003ci\u003ePrimary Colors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada, Foul Lines\u003c\/i\u003e peels back the curtain on the trappings of big-time professional basketball. No other sport encapsulates so many cultural hot-button topics, and \u003ci\u003eFoul Lines\u003c\/i\u003e at once exposes and lampoons this parallel universe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Mccallum began at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e since 1981 and became the chief NBA writer in 1985. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Sports Writing Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2004 he won the Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Media Award for outstanding writing. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnfinished Business: On and Off the Court with the 1990-91 Boston Celtics\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eFoul Lines: A Pro Basketball Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eL. Jon Wertheim is the executive editor of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, a sports television commentator for various networks, and author of nine previous books including \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eScorecasting\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Can't Make This Up\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52576133513523,"sku":"9780743286503","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/6QX_o85-_u9780743286503.webp?v=1761425642","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/foul-lines-a-pro-basketball-novel-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}