Biographies About
Basketball Standouts

Take a courtside seat with the greatest memoirs
from basketball’s star players and coaches.

The world knows Lamar Odom as a two-time NBA world champion who rocketed to uncharted heights of fame thanks to being a member of both the storied Los Angeles Lakers and the ubiquitous Kardashian empire....

From the New York Times best-selling author of Return of the King comes the story of LeBron James' incredible transformation from basketball star to sports and business mogul....

At one time Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness....

The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball - hitting nothing but net....

The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. Eighteen-time All-Star, scorer of 81 points in a single game, MVP, and one of the best shooting guards in NBA league history: Kobe Bryant is among basketball's absolute greatest players....

From growing up in difficult circumstances and getting cut from his high-school basketball team to his larger-than-life basketball career, Shaq lays it all out in Shaq Uncut....

On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knickerbockers....

Golden State Warriors insider and best-selling author Marcus Thompson delivers the definitive biography of one of the most extraordinary basketball players in NBA history - Kevin Durant....

Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA icon Earvin "Magic" Johnson, shares for the first time how her husband's HIV diagnosis sent her life and marriage in a frightening new direction....

Even if you thought you knew everything about basketball legend Larry Bird, this audiobook is full of surprises....

Charles Barkley has never been shy about expressing his opinions...

Ann Meyers Drysdale is one of the greatest stars in the history of basketball. But her rise wasn't without controversy....

A compelling, up close and personal portrait of basketball's most inimitable duo and a rollicking ride through professional basketball's best times....

Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mortality, and regret. Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain Bob Cousy hopes to close the circle with his great partner on those Celtic teams, fellow Hall of Famer Bill Russell, now 84....

A fast, gritty, durable player who could read a basketball floor as well as anyone who ever played the game....

The record-holding two-time National Basketball Association champion reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, and the great teams he's played for....

The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion Golden State Warriors....

Pistol is more than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of a boy transformed by his father's dream....

The incredible and inspiring story of Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter basketball has ever seen, and the ascension of the Golden State Warriors....

One of the most outspoken and original voices in sports sounds off while revealing his incredible life story....