{"product_id":"falling-from-grace-9781476748634","title":"Falling from Grace","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning sportswriter and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e, Terry Pluto gives readers a frank and honest opinion of the National Basketball Association in the 1990s as it dealt with a low level of support following the extraordinary popularity it saw in the 80s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePulling back the curtain on the struggles of the NBA in the mid-1990s, sportswriter Terry Pluto shares first-hand insight on how the league maneuvered some of its hardest seasons yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeams with superstar players that couldn't make free throws, coaches getting blank checks from their all-star players when there were no fines for the season, and ill-chosen spokesmen of shoe companies are just a few of the hardships that struck the NBA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough interviews and discussions with coaches, owners, refs, players, broadcasters, and general managers, \u003ci\u003eFalling from Grace\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what was going wrong with professional basketball and what must be done to save it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476748634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.44w x 0.95d","brand":"Terry Pluto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715420156085,"sku":"9781476748634","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/falling-from-grace-9781476748634","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}