The Breaks of the Game

By David Halberstam

Categories: Sports & Outdoors

David Halberstam's account of the 1979–80 season of the Portland Trail Blazers, two years after their NBA title. Following players, coaches and owners through a long season, he portrays the business of professional basketball, race, money and television in the modern NBA.

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• Ryan Holiday: “I've read many books by Halberstam, including The Children (amazing. MUST read), Breaks of the Game (a favorite), The Coldest Winter (haunting)”