{"product_id":"sugar-9781496202161","title":"Sugar","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1980s were arguably the NBA's best decade, giving rise to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan. One player who personified the eighties excess is Micheal Ray Richardson. Tracking the rise, fall, and eventual redemption of Richardson throughout his playing days and subsequent coaching career, Charley Rosen describes the life-defining pitfalls Richardson and other players faced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charley Rosen, the voice of NBA history, has dialed up a biography of Sugar Ray Richardson’s experiences in life and basketball. \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e is both a painful and empathetic experience of a man’s quest to exorcise his demons. Basketball is his expression of joy, but life isn’t that easy for Ray. It’s a timepiece on NBA basketball in the ’80s and on our society’s ability to move through the blocks of our racial issues.”—Phil Jackson \u003cbr\u003e\"Richardson is one of the least-remembered NBA stars of the eighties. He was a four-time all star, three-time steals leader, and two-time All-Defensive selection. Suspended four times for drug use—and ultimately banned from the game—he was also the poster child for the abuse scandal that nearly did the league in during that period. . . . Much of the book tracks Richardson's career, with commentary from\u003cbr\u003e Richardson himself, who takes full responsibility for his fractured life. . . . [\u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e] should provide fans of today's worldwide, multibillion dollar NBA with an understanding of the league's history.\"—Wes Lukowsky, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\"Those who are interested in learning more about controversy in 1980s NBA and particularly about Richardson, will benefit from this engaging book.\"—Anna Faktorovich, \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Literary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, Rosen illuminates some of the more unseemly aspects of the NBA during the 1980s, going behind the scenes to provide an account of what the league's darker side was like during its celebrated golden age.\"—Jason Schott, \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: December 27, 1985—Moonachie, New Jersey\u003cbr\u003e 1. Living on Dreams\u003cbr\u003e 2. Living the Dream\u003cbr\u003e 3. Big Man in the Big Apple\u003cbr\u003e 4. To Fix or Not to Fix, That Was the Question\u003cbr\u003e 5. Moving from Coast to Coast to Coast\u003cbr\u003e 6. Playing It Straight . . . for a While\u003cbr\u003e 7. Life after Death\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Great Migration in Black and White\u003cbr\u003e 9. Back in the USA\u003cbr\u003e 10. The View from the Bench\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sunk Once More\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Wild, Wild West\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Most Shameful Playoff Series in the History of Professional Basketball\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Whither Sugar Ray?\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Sources","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49531183890775,"sku":"9781496202161","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496202161.jpg?v=1731882066","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sugar-9781496202161","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}