| Edition |
First Gallery Books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
x, 278 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
"A memoir from Charles Oakley-one of the toughest and most loyal players in NBA history-featuring unfiltered stories about the journey that basketball has taken him on and his relationships with Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, James Dolan, Donald Trump, George Floyd, and so many others"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Knocking out a jackass -- Welcome to the league -- Basketball junkie -- Protecting MJ -- The bomb squad -- The price of being late -- Life with Riley -- High-stakes basketball -- Reno to Houston -- "They will choke" -- Going Hollywood -- New York time's up -- Barkley and his big mouth -- Five minutes for fighting -- The reason they called me Oak Tree -- The last waltz -- Two kings -- The owner -- Say his name -- The blood of a legend. |
| Subject |
Oakley, Charles, 1963-
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African American basketball players -- Biography.
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Basketball players -- United States -- Biography.
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Basketball -- Social aspects -- United States.
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African American basketball players. (OCoLC)fst00799046
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Basketball players. (OCoLC)fst00828280
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Basketball -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00828233
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Isola, Frank, author.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Oakley, Charles. Last enforcer First Gallery Books hardcover edition. New York : Gallery Books, [2022] 9781982175665 (DLC) 2021035848 |
| ISBN |
9781982175641 (hardcover) |
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1982175648 (hardcover) |
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9781982175665 (ebook) |
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