Welcome to the G League—the official minor league of the National
Basketball Association. Life in the G is about the arduous quest to
achieve an improbable goal: making it to the NBA. Zeroing in on the
Birmingham Squadron and four of its players—Jared Harper, Joe
Young, Zylan Cheatham, and Malcolm Hill—Alex Squadron details the
pursuit of a dream in what turned out to be the most remarkable
season in the history of minor league sports. Life in the G League
is far from glamorous. Players make enormous sacrifices and work
unimaginable hours in the hope that someone in the NBA will give
them a chance. To this day, very few fans—even the most
passionate followers of the NBA—know much about the G League. In
the fall of 2021, the Birmingham Squadron granted author Alex
Squadron complete access to the team to capture the experience of
playing in the league. That year, with hundreds of NBA players
sidelined by the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19, the
G League saw a record number of call-ups. Sports Illustrated
labeled it “the year of the NBA replacement player.” Many of
those players stayed in the NBA, earning life-changing contracts
and taking on significant roles for their new teams. In addition to
recounting the organization’s inaugural season, Squadron’s
access to the Birmingham Squadron enabled him to document the
incredible journeys of G League players and to tell the larger
story of life in the G. This is the inspiring tale of an
unforgettable season and the emotional roller coaster for everyone
involved in the chase for an NBA dream.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Nebraska Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Alex Squadron
|
| Foreword by: |
Andre Ingram
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4962-3585-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-4962-3585-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781496235855 |
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