Earl Cureton, Jake Uitti

Earl the Twirl

My Life in Basketball

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Produktbeschreibung

Earl ""The Twirl"" Cureton was never a star player in the NBA, but then again, few people will ever be a celebrity athlete. Earl's story, instead, is about a life on the fringes of the league during its ""Golden Era"" of the '80s and '90s. A teammate of Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Michael Jordan, Charles Oakley, Muggsy Bogues, Hakeem Olajuwon, and others, Earl was a part of seven NBA teams in his twelve-season career. He won two championships during his career, first in 1983 with the Philadelphia 76ers, and then in 1994 with the Houston Rockets. And yet, as a professional basketball journeyman, every day was a struggle. Growing up in Detroit during race riots, Earl worked hard and became a standout player at the University of Detroit. A 6' 9"" center in the pros, he battled with Karem Abdul-Jabbar in back-to-back NBA Finals. While many people know the stories of big names like Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, few understand the life of a player on the outskirts of the league. This is Earl's own story, a unique perspective on the trials of a journeyman player: non-guaranteed contracts, tryouts and cuts, playing overseas, coming back from injury, and the looming ""right of first refusal.""

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781476693835
• ISBN-10: 1476693838
• Artikelnr.: 69708003

Autorenporträt

Earl Cureton is a Detroit-born two-time NBA champion with the Philadelphia 76ers and Houston Rockets. Today, he works as an ambassador for the Pistons

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Julius "Dr. J" Erving Foreword by Isiah Thomas Preface by Jake Uitti Introduction by Earl Cureton
1.
Houston: Champions
2.
Hello, My Name Is Earl
3.
Big Man on Two Campuses
4.
Playing Alongside My Idol
5.
The '83 Championship Team
6.
What Now? Italy?!
7.
Building the Bad Boys
8.
Running from the Bulls
9.
Sinking with the Clippers 10.
The Sting of the Hornets 11.
Back to Italy? 12.
Playing Everywhere 13.
Judith and Houston 14.
My First Horrible Injury 15.
Retired 16.
Master P and Dennis Rodman 17.
Becoming an Ambassador 18.
Final Reflections Coda Index