CELTICS AND LEBRON BOOKS

I got myself two interesting basketball books over the weekend. I finally nailed down the one which I have been searching for in the past three years, “Top Of The World, (The inside story of the Boston Celtics’ amazing one-year turnaround to become NBA Champions)” by Peter May. It is a well-chronicled masterpiece by May, who covers the Celtics for both the Boston Globe and Hartford Courant, of the Beantown outfit in their magnificent run towards their 17^th championship banner, their first title after 22 years.

“In TOP OF THE WORLD, Peter May chronicles the amazing run of the Boston Celtics, who went from having the second-worst record in 2007 to leading the pack in 2008 and demolished the Los Angeles Lakers for their league-leading seventeenth NBA championship.”

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The second book was “King James (Believe the Hype), The LeBron James Story”, written by Ryan Jones. The former editor-in-chief of SLAM Magazine revealed some interesting facts in the incredible rise of one of the most celebrated players in NBA history from his early beginnings in his hometown of Akron, Ohio all the way to his becoming the top pick over-all in the 2003 rookie draft. It is a must read for every big fan of the Miami Heat charismatic star forward.

“LeBron James is a six-foot eight gift from the basketball heavens. He was the undisputed finest high school player in America. He was the one NBA scouts drooled over, corporations dreamed of, event promoters begged for, and now fans clamor after. Never before had a high school basketball player been so highly touted or an eighteen-year-old athlete been the subject of such fascination. Maybe no basketball player in the world has had that level of attention.”