by Mario Arceri · Baldini + Castoldi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788868526672
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«La leggenda del basket» is Mario Arceri's historical essay on basketball, published by Baldini + Castoldi in paperback (913 pages, in Italian).
An account of basketball's evolution from its invention in Springfield to the Olympic final in London, with historical rigour and journalistic style. Arceri covers the NCAA, the NBA and the development of the game in Italy, and brings back figures such as Wilt Chamberlain, Dino Meneghin, the Barcelona '92 Dream Team, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. It includes a section on the great coaches and on basketball cinema.
The work was originally published in 2005; this edition is from October 2015 and belongs to the I saggi collection.
For basketball fans and readers interested in the history of sport: a reference work full of data, anecdotes and proper names.
