{"product_id":"expensive-basketball-9781538755228","title":"Expensive Basketball","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rap Year Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBasketball (and Other Things)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a witty and fun examination of some of basketball's most iconic players, moments, games, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everything in basketball is measured. Everything in basketball is counted, quantified, and computed. And yet, no matter how expansive the list of various pinpoint-specific statistical categories gets, some basketball things remain uncountable or unquantifiable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some moments are more poetry than calculation, rising to art than numerical value. More feeling than data processing. And thus: Expensive Basketball. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Kobe's 81-point game to Sue Bird's crossover, from the majesty of Ray Allen's legendary 3-pointer to the beautiful mystery of Allen Iverson, \u003ci\u003eExpensive Basketball\u003c\/i\u003e is an affirmation of feelings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's an affirmation of basketball as virtuosity. It's an affirmation of how sometimes you watch a person perform on the basketball court and it feels the same way it does when you lie in the grass at night and stare up at the moon for long enough that you start to think about how incredible it is that you really, truly, honestly, actually exist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538755228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.13d","brand":"Shea Serrano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634921275573,"sku":"9781538755228","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3e8df8cb-7027-4a79-b56e-20e24daa2b0f.jpg?v=1756789520","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/expensive-basketball-9781538755228","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}