Bibliograph

The cap, how Larry Fleisher and David Stern built the modern NBA, Joshua Mendelsohn

Type

Label

The cap, how Larry Fleisher and David Stern built the modern NBA, Joshua Mendelsohn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The cap

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1149333840

Responsibility statement

Joshua Mendelsohn

Sub title

how Larry Fleisher and David Stern built the modern NBA

Summary

"The Cap brings the economic history of professional basketball to life by going behind the scenes to tell the story of the deal between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association that created the salary cap in 1983, the first in all of sports"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

No Final Victories -- Pleasantries and Unpleasantries, July 1982 -- Survivors, August 1982 -- That Brave Group of Guys Who Said Fuck You, January 1964 -- Larry -- The Sport of the 70s -- The Cap, 1979-1980 -- The Right of First Refusal, Summer 1981 -- David -- The Moses Signing, September 1982 -- The Big Item, October 1982 -- Strike Date, January 1983 -- War, February 1983 -- Unbounded Pessimism and Cautious Optimism, March 1983 -- Peace, April 1983

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