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Golden Days
- West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball
- Narrated by: Jack McCallum
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences
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The best-selling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the early 1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in extraordinary times and linked by one extraordinary man: Jerry West.
During their 1971-72 championship season, the LA Lakers won 33 games in a row, a streak that still stands as the longest and greatest in the history of American professional sports. It was a run of uninterrupted dominance that predated by decades the overwhelming firepower of today's Warriors, a revolutionary team whose recent seasons include some record-threatening win streaks of their own.
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Featuring up-close-and-personal portraits of some of the biggest names in basketball history, from the larger-than-life Wilt Chamberlain to the innovative Warriors coach Steve Kerr to the transcendent duo of Curry and Durant, Golden Days is a history not just of a changing sport but of a changing America, as seen through the prism of two teams that ruled the league during times of violence and political turmoil - the Charles Manson murders and the athlete-activist in the age of Trump among the narrative backdrops.
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- Jamal
- 21-10-20
Beautiful
Rivetting story written and narrated my a master writer . NBA fans will love it. Guaranteed
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- Joe
- 12-06-18
Very interesting and fun to read
Amazing how Jerry West has been such a great influence to so many organizations, teams and players. am a Worriors fan so this fit right in with the last few years in basketball. yars ago I read a book about Jerry West and this was like an update on his life. I hope he continues to help develope teams like Golden State and the Celtics. Team is the main word hear. Less isolation ball makes the game much more interesting to follow.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-09-18
awesome
one of the most educating and at the same time easy books that i've listened to
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- DLG
- 10-03-18
For bball fans, but well done
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An insight comparison between Legend Jerry West as a player and Executive with the Warriors and Steph. Well done
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