Foul Lines: A Pro Basketball Novel

Foul Lines: A Pro Basketball NovelFrom two senior Sports Illustrated writers comes an explosive, fast paced satire that will do for today's NBA what North Dallas Forty did for the NFL a generation ago. Just months from his Yale graduation, street smart whiz kid Jamal Kelly leaves school to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to join the front office of the Los Angeles Lasers. Once on the West Coast, Jamal gets a quick introduction to a subculture awash in big egos and fast cars, as

From two senior Sports Illustrated writers comes an explosive, fast-paced satire that will do for today's NBA what North Dallas Forty did for the NFL a generation ago.

Just months from his Yale graduation, street-smart whiz kid Jamal Kelly leaves school to take a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the front office of the Los Angeles Lasers. Once on the West Coast, Jamal gets a quick introduction to a subculture awash in big egos and fast cars, as well as an introduction to the charms of the team's new hard-charging beat writer, Jilly Forrester.

In the spirit of Primary Colors and The Devil Wears Prada, Foul Lines peels back the curtain on the trappings of big-time professional basketball. No other sport encapsulates so many cultural hot-button topics, and Foul Lines at once exposes and lampoons this parallel universe.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 02/07/2006
ISBN: 9780743286503
Pages: 319
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/02/2006 pg. 36
Booklist 02/15/2006 pg. 45