The lakers roster overflowed with exciting allstarcaliber players, including center kareem abduljabbar, and they were led by the incomparable pat. The list comes after years of writing and researching my book, as well as a lifetime of loving the long, lost spring football. He was the author of the infamous john rocker interview in sports illustrated. He has written two books about baseball and was the author of the infamous john rocker interview in sports illustrated. Bestselling sportswriter jeff pearlman draws from almost three hundred. The book begins with the lakers in 1979 beginning with the drafting of magic johnson. Nov 14, 2014 praise for showtime the showtime lakers are the dynasty that forever changed the nba, transforming a game into an entertainment spectacle. A dazzling account of one of americas greatest sports sagas, showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jawdropping, behindthescenes stories of the players decadent hollywood lifestyles. Bestselling sportswriter jeff pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of the lakers epic showtime era.
Jeff pearlmans showtime is a dishy take on the runandgun lakers of the 1980s, with an insider look at magic, kareem and more. A dazzling account of one of americas greatest sports sagas, showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jawdropping behindthescenes stories of the players decadent. Praise for jeff pearlman and showtime the showtime lakers werent just the best team of their era. Beginning with the arrival of earvin magic johnson as the numberone overall pick of the 1979 draft, the lakers played basketball with gusto and pizzazz, unleashing their famed showtime runandgun style on a league unprepared for their speed and ferocityand became. Boys will be boys, author jeff pearlman s rollicking, completely unabashed account of the glory days of americas teamthe nfl dallas cowboys of the 1990swas a new york times bestseller in hardcover and selected by gq as one of the best books of the year. Bestselling sportswriter jeff pearlman draws from almost 300 interviews to take the first full measure of the lakers epic showtime era. The uncensored exploits of michael irvin, deion sanders, emmitt smith, troy aikman, and the rest of the boys on and off the football. Excerpt from jeff pearlmans new lakers book showtime. A dazzling account of one of americas greatest sports sagas, showtimeis packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jawdroppingbehindthescenes stories of the players decadent. I have loved every book that jeff pearlman has written.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A dazzling account of one of americas greatest sports sagas, showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jawdropping, behindthescenes stories of the players. Showtime chronicles glitzy lakers era of magic, kareem. When he was hired to replace paul westhead, riley was a casual, easygoing man who was beloved by his players. Football for a buck, the crazy rise and crazier demise of the usfl. Feb 21, 2014 jeff pearlman s showtime is a dishy take on the runandgun lakers of the 1980s, with an insider look at magic, kareem and more. The book of basketball by bill simmons showtime by jeff pearlman dream. Between 1980 and 1991, the lakers played in an unmatched nine nba championship series, capturing five of them. Max borenstein, showrunner on lakers drama series, inks. In october 2011 he released his fifth book, a biography of walter payton titled, sweetness.
Pearlman, a native new yorker, is currently working on another book about the lakers. He has written three books about baseball, three about football and one on basketball. I spent about two years working on showtime, and it was an absolute joy. I could have written a book just on the 197980 lakers. The lakers of kareem, magic and riley were to the 1980s what the yankees of mantle, ford, and stengel were to the 1950s. The book chronicles the lakers dynasty from 197991, and while there were dozens of fascinating characters, few were as riveting as coach pat riley. Praise for jeff pearlman and showtime a marvelous and dishy history of the showtime lakers, full of bareknuckled assessments. Boys will be boys, author jeff pearlmans rollicking, completely unabashed account of the glory days of americas teamthe nfl dallas cowboys of the 1990swas a new york times bestseller in hardcover and selected by gq as one of the best books of the year. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read showtime. The following is an excerpt from jeff pearlmans new book, showtime, which can be ordered here. The showtime lakers exist in video, in books, in wordofmouth, in youtube clips, in yellowed newspaper articles, in lebron james and kevin durant and chris paul and modern players who.
I am counting down the top 25 players in usfl history, concluding with the announcement of the no. The lakers roster overflowed with exciting allstarcaliber players, including center. Smith ripped author jeff pearlman for suggesting the first take cohost should have been laid off on thursday. Jeff pearlman is the author of four previous books, including two new york. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What a tonic jeff pearlmans new book is for forlorn lakers fans suffering through the teams disastrous current season. Its hard not to have competing expectations going into a book about the team that set the standard for winning and looking good at while doing it. The enigmatic life of walter payton returns to his niche. Praise for showtime the showtime lakers are the dynasty that forever changed the nba, transforming a game into an entertainment spectacle. First they hire jerry tarkanian to be their coach then his agent is murdered so he doesnt take the job. They were also the most compelling, the most charismatic, the most complex. In the tradition of jeff pearlman s bestsellers showtime, boys will be boys, and the bad guys won, threering circus is a rollicking deep dive into one of sports most fraught yet successful pairings. Bestselling sportswriter jeff pearlman draws from almost 300 interviews to take the first.
The enigmatic life of walter payton returns to his. Jeff pearlman born 1972 is an american sports writer. Showtime chronicles glitzy lakers era of magic, kareem and. The lakers roster overflowed with exciting allstarcaliber players, including. Jeff pearlman adds kobe bryant prologue to new lakers book. What a tonic jeff pearlman s new book is for forlorn lakers fans suffering through the teams disastrous current season. Bestselling sportswriter jeff pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of. Showtime by jeff pearlman overdrive rakuten overdrive. Apr 23, 2019 hbo is planning a scripted series based on jeff pearlman s book, showtime. Hbo is planning a scripted series based on jeff pearlmans book, showtime. Some books about sports think george plimpton or david halberstam are the equivalent of literary fiction. Jeff did an interview with slackie brown in 2018 regarding his latest book release.
Through his relentless reporting and buoyant writing, jeff pearlman has delivered the story in full, from rare insight into kareem and magic to what ital really ital went on afterhours in the forum club. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. This time, however, it will document the kobe bryant shaquille oneal era. A dazzling account of one of americas greatest sports sagas, showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jawdropping, behindthescenes stories of the players decadent.