Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 "We Ran People Off the Floor" 5
2 "Accepting Those Beers Would Make Him Beholden to You" 17
3 "Chief Just Had a Disdain for Your Ass" 35
4 "The Worst Feeling I've Ever Had Playing Basketball" 61
5 "Ever Notice How Quiet It Gets in Here All of a Sudden When You Walk In?" 71
6 "We Played like Sissies" 91
7 "No More Layups" 107
8 "I Was Traded for a Dead Man" 121
9 "That Guy Is Gonna Be the Greatest Player of All Time" 139
10 "I Like This Coach" 163
11 "Obviously, I Joined the Right Team" 179
12 "I'm Not Drinking the Rest of the Season" 191
13 "A Little Bit of a Letdown When It Ended" 211
14 "I Got a Teammate Who Needs a Hug" 219
Acknowledgments 225
List of Sources 227
Index 229