Download or read book The History of the NBA written by Peter C. Bjarkman and published by Gramercy Books. This book was released on 1992-11-16 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years of basketball history on and off the court traces the careers of such early greats as Bill Russell and Bob Cousy and such contemporary favorites as Magic Johnson, Alcindor, Frazier, Abdul-Jabar, Bird, and others.