The Inside Game: Race, Power, and Politics in the NBAIn the fall of 1999, Wayne Embry was so highly thought of by his peers that he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor to the game. In the summer of 1999, the Cleveland Cavaliers thought so little of him that they replaced him as general manager. Now in his new autobiography, The Inside Game, Embry, who was once sent home from a game when a bullet was found on his seat, tells the inside story of his fall from grace and the part he believes racism played in it. He deals with the unsavory dealings that led to his departure from the Cavs and introduces startling information about one of the most highly regarded coaches in the league. He discusses the social and economic changes affecting the league and other problems threatening to destroy it. His book is part historical perspective, part inside look behind the scenes, part business strategy and part social commentary |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
The Question | 11 |
Moving to Cleveland | 22 |
Timeout Number | 31 |
Vowing to Become Great | 62 |
Becoming a | 92 |
An Era of Change | 122 |
The Chance to Be a Champion | 138 |
Timeout Number Three | 244 |
Moving | 277 |
Another New Start | 284 |
The Shot | 305 |
The Trade | 310 |
Timeout Number Four | 330 |
The Czar | 357 |
Timeout Number Five | 390 |
A New Direction | 166 |
Timeout Number | 179 |
Making History | 191 |
A Tough Call | 235 |
Trouble on All Fronts | 404 |
On My Way Out | 419 |
Epilogue | 433 |
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