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Loose Balls: Easy Money, Hard Fouls, Cheap Laughs, & True Love in the NBA
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The first candid report from a land of fragile egos, available women, unexpected tenderness, intramural fistfights, colossal partying, bizarre humor, inconceivable riches, and desperate competition, Loose Balls does for roundball what Ball Four did for hardball. From revelations about the meanest, softest, and smelliest players in the league, to Williams’s early days as a “young man with a lot of money and not a lot of sense,” to his strong and powerful views on race, privilege, and giving back, Loose Balls is a basketball book unlike any other.
No inspirational pieties or chest-thumping boasting here—instead, Jayson Williams gives us the real insider tales of refs, groupies, coaches, entourages, and all the superstars, bench warmers, journeymen, clowns, and other performers in the rarefied circus that is professional basketball.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
No inspirational pieties or chest-thumping boasting here—instead, Jayson Williams gives us the real insider tales of refs, groupies, coaches, entourages, and all the superstars, bench warmers, journeymen, clowns, and other performers in the rarefied circus that is professional basketball.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
304 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,2000
This edition
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304 pages, Paperback
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March 13, 2001 by Broadway
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9780767905695
- ASIN
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0767905695
- Language
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English
About the author
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Jayson Williams is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 11 seasons, primarily with the New Jersey Nets. He played his first three seasons with the Philadelphia 76'ers, who acquired him in trade with the Phoenix Suns following the 1990 NBA draft. Williams spent the remainder of his career with the Nets and was an All-Star in 1998. He was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Williams was charged in 2002 with the accidental shooting death of a limousine driver. He pled guilty to aggravated assault in 2010 and served a 27-month prison sentence.
Williams was charged in 2002 with the accidental shooting death of a limousine driver. He pled guilty to aggravated assault in 2010 and served a 27-month prison sentence.
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This book is just like Jayson Williams. Easily accessible and full of quips and stories. In the book, Williams tells many humorous tales of NBA hi-jinks. However, he contrasts these by telling stories of the racism and prejudice he encountered as a young child in South Carolina. The book thus achieves a good balance between humor and poignancy. I would recommend this to everyone, not just sports fans.
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I actually liked, and admired Jayson Williams before I read this book - um...after the book - not so much. He's got a hugely inflated ego, and a very high opinion of himself. Garbage, drivel - please don't waste your time.
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He's a bit of an Arse. Cheats in school, throws people under the Bus.
Book had me bursting out laughing. It also made me shake my head at some of his stories, it read fast
Book had me bursting out laughing. It also made me shake my head at some of his stories, it read fast
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Absolutely hilarious. If you followed the NBA during the 90's, you have to read this one. Lots of observations about his teammates and opponents.
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What an insufferable boor. Sexist, sniping, and clearly impressed with every thought that bubbles forth from the vaporous ether of his mind. There are a few interesting basketball anecdotes, and his father is a jewel, but don't waste a dime on this. Get it from the library instead, and only if you can't find a better basketball book.
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I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14446552
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14446552
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Ironically I read this book not too long before the shooting incident at his home. In his book he discussed the the guns used in the incident.
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