Basketball

All About Basketball by George Sullivan New York: G. P. Putnam's Son, 1991



Call Number: 796.323 Sul

**__Summary/Description__:** This is a book about basketball. It highlights the main points about the game of basketball such as rules and regulations. It includes the beginnings of how basketball started when Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts. This book also explains how basketball has evolved over the years including the addition of a three-point line and the widening of the lane leading to the basket, or the paint. This book is from the era of Michael Jordan and Earvin "Magic" Johnson, so it is not up to date on current superstars such as Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and many more. This book is a good source for information on the rules, invention, and regulations of basketball. __**Beyond the Book**__: Go beyond the book by exploring these recommended web resources:
 * [|About George Sullivan] - This is will take you to a website all about the author, George Sullivan. He has also been the author of other books for Scholastic.
 * [|NBA Rules] - This website is an official rule book of the NBA, the National Basketball Association. It has both past rules and current rules in affect.
 * [|James Naismith] - Here is Dr. Naismith's background and biography. This link provides information about James' youth and life growing up.
 * [|History of Basketball] - Basketball has changed a lot since the invention. Here is a website about basketball's history. It explains the beginnings of basketball and the way it is played today. When basketball was first invented, it had more flaws than rules, which was fixed during basketball's growing popularity period.
 * [|Michael Jordan] - Michael Jordan is a key contributor to the game of basketball and the way it is played today. He is well known with even the non-basketball population due to his increased fame over the years with companies like Hanes and Nike. Michael Jordan is now 50 years old.
 * [|The Greats] - Here is the website of some of the greatest basketball players in the history of the NBA and ABA. It also has links to each player if you wish to learn more information. Each and every one of these players have contributed something or changed the game in their own unique way.