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The Punch

One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever

By John Feinstein

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| Paperback | 9780316735636

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With his unerring insight into the deeper truths of professional sports, John Feinstein explores in riveting detail what happened that fateful night in 1977 when, as a fistfight broke out on the court between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, Kermit Washington delivered the now legendaContinue

With his unerring insight into the deeper truths of professional sports, John Feinstein explores in riveting detail what happened that fateful night in 1977 when, as a fistfight broke out on the court between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, Kermit Washington delivered the now legendary punch that nearly killed All-Star Rudy Tomjanovich, radically changing the trajectory of both men's lives and reverberating throughout the National Basketball Association to this day. Through this one cataclysmic event Feinstein casts a light on the NBA's darkest secrets, revealing the true price men pay when they choose a career in sports.

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    On Sunday, May 14, 2000, the New York Times' sports section carried a piece headlined "A Sudden, Violent Moment That Still Haunts a Life." The piece was written by Kermit Washington, who in a 1977 NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houst ... (read full critics)

    flakmag published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 384 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0316735639
  • ISBN-13: 9780316735636
  • Publisher: Back Bay Books
  • Pub date: Nov 04, 2003
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Audio Cassette
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