{"product_id":"9780063036802","title":"Can't Knock the Hustle: Inside the Season of Protest, Pandemic, and Progress with the Brooklyn Nets' Superstars of Tomorrow","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSullivan, Matt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDey Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Brilliantly\u003cbr\u003eaudacious…written with the profundity of a sage baller and the acuity of a\u003cbr\u003eseasoned journalist.”—Kiese Laymon, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeavy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn award-winning journalist's behind-the-scenes account from the\u003cbr\u003eepicenter of sports, social justice, and coronavirus, \u003cem\u003eCan't Knock the Hustle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a lasting chronicle of the historic 2019-2020 NBA season, by way of the\u003cbr\u003enotorious Brooklyn Nets and basketball's renaissance as a cultural force beyond\u003cbr\u003ethe game.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nets were already the most intriguing startup in the NBA: a team\u003cbr\u003eof influencers, entrepreneurs and activists, starring the controversial Kevin\u003cbr\u003eDurant and Kyrie Irving. But this dynasty-in-the-making got disrupted by the\u003cbr\u003eunforeseen. One tweet launched an international scandal, pitting the team's\u003cbr\u003eChinese owner and the league's commissioner against its players and LeBron\u003cbr\u003eJames. The sudden death of Kobe Bryant, after making his final public\u003cbr\u003eappearance in Brooklyn, sent shockwaves through a turbulent season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came the unimaginable. A global pandemic and a new civil-rights\u003cbr\u003emovement put basketball's trend-setting status to the ultimate test, as\u003cbr\u003ebusiness and culture followed the lead of the NBA and its empowered stars. No\u003cbr\u003eteam intersected with the extremes of 2020 quite like the Brooklyn Nets, and\u003cbr\u003eMatt Sullivan had a courtside view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan't Knock the Hustle\u003c\/em\u003e crosses from on the\u003cbr\u003ecourt, where underdogs confront A-listers like Jay-Z and James Harden, to off\u003cbr\u003ethe court, as players march through the streets of Brooklyn, provoke Donald\u003cbr\u003eTrump at the White House, and boycott the NBA's bubble experiment in Disney\u003cbr\u003eWorld. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHundreds of interviews—with Hall-of-Famers, All-Stars,\u003cbr\u003eexecutives, coaches and power-brokers across the world—provide a backdrop of\u003cbr\u003ethe NBA's impact on social media, race, politics, health, fashion, fame and\u003cbr\u003efandom, for a portrait of a time when sports brought us back together again,\u003cbr\u003elike never before. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47542576120063,"sku":"9780063036802","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063036802_s600x595.jpg?v=1780330966","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063036802","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}