Earl the Twirl (eBook)

My Life in Basketball

Cureton Earl Cureton, Uitti Jake Uitti (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
214 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-5159-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Earl "e;The Twirl"e; Cureton was never a star player in the NBA, but then again, few people will ever be a celebrity athlete. Earl's story, instead, is about a life on the fringes of the league during its "e;Golden Era"e; of the '80s and '90s. A teammate of Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Michael Jordan, Charles Oakley, Muggsy Bogues, Hakeem Olajuwon, and others, Earl was a part of seven NBA teams in his twelve-season career. He won two championships during his career, first in 1983 with the Philadelphia 76ers, and then in 1994 with the Houston Rockets. And yet, as a professional basketball journeyman, every day was a struggle. Growing up in Detroit during race riots, Earl worked hard and became a standout player at the University of Detroit. A 6' 9"e; center in the pros, he battled with Karem Abdul-Jabbar in back-to-back NBA Finals. While many people know the stories of big names like Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, few understand the life of a player on the outskirts of the league. This is Earl's own story, a unique perspective on the trials of a journeyman player: non-guaranteed contracts, tryouts and cuts, playing overseas, coming back from injury, and the looming "e;right of first refusal."e;

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.12.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-5159-0 / 1476651590
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-5159-0 / 9781476651590