#1 New York Times bestseller
"Hilarious, informative." --Slam Magazine
"The ultimate book on basketball fandom." --NPR
"Cleverly written . . . A must for any basketball fan." --Esquire
"Full of hilarious hypotheticals, fun footnotes, and magnificent illustration." --Buzzfeed

Every fan of Shea Serrano's unconventional, hilarious, and insightful writing will want to add this hardcover edition of his wildly popular Basketball (and Other Things) to their sports book collection. This edition features a new cover and two new chapters as well as a removable basketball card that showcases Serrano's trademark creativity and Arturo Torres's inimitable illustration style.

On first publication, this unique, eye-opening look at basketball history and stars became a nationwide bestseller. Serrano covers topics such as:

• Who's the greatest dunker in NBA history?
• Which NBA players get remembered for the wrong reasons?
• What's the most important NBA Championship?
• Who had the better big-name game under duress?
• Which NBA player's legacy is the most greatly affected if we give him the Championship he never won?
• And many more!

Do you love basketball? The Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, Clippers, Knicks, Pistons, Warriors, another team? Then you'll love what Serrano has to say about the game you love, the team you love, and the players past and present who have made the NBA the greatest show in sports for decades. Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Steph Curry, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Allen Iverson, Patrick Ewing, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: They are all here.

You'll love this book. And you'll love NBA basketball even more after reading it. Buy it for yourself or for the basketball fan in your life.