New Book Examines How NBA Went from Afterthought to Global Cultural Force
The NBA of the early 1980s would seem unrecognizable to today’s fans. Finals games were shown on tape delay, lest they compete with more popular programming like The Dukes of Hazard. Near-empty arenas were widespread, and with the majority of franchises losing money, contraction was a serious …
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