Basketball's Greatest Records
- ISBN-10
- 1499402325
- ISBN-13
- 9781499402322
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-12-15
- Publisher
- The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
- Author
- Ryan Nagelhout
Description
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points during his professional basketball career! Readers discover this and many other fascinating facts as they explore the history of basketball and its most impressive records. From points to blocks, the fundamentals of the sport are explained in a creative way—through the players who were the best at each aspect of the game. Engaging photographs accompany informative text about both men’s and women’s basketball, and stat boxes help readers learn to use charts to compare information. Biographies of the game’s most famous players are also included.
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