{"product_id":"cant-knock-the-hustle-matt-sullivan-9780063036802","title":"Can't Knock the Hustle: Inside the Season of Protest, Pandemic, and Progress with the Brooklyn Nets' Superstars of Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Brilliantly audacious...written with the profundity of a sage baller and the acuity of a seasoned journalist.\"--Kiese Laymon, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHeavy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn award-winning journalist's behind-the-scenes account from the epicenter of sports, social justice, and coronavirus, \u003cem\u003eCan't Knock the Hustle \u003c\/em\u003eis a lasting chronicle of the historic 2019-2020 NBA season, by way of the notorious Brooklyn Nets and basketball's renaissance as a cultural force beyond the game.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nets were already the most intriguing startup in the NBA: a team of influencers, entrepreneurs and activists, starring the controversial Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. But this dynasty-in-the-making got disrupted by the unforeseen. One tweet launched an international scandal, pitting the team's Chinese owner and the league's commissioner against its players and LeBron James. The sudden death of Kobe Bryant, after making his final public appearance in Brooklyn, sent shockwaves through a turbulent season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came the unimaginable. A global pandemic and a new civil-rights movement put basketball's trend-setting status to the ultimate test, as business and culture followed the lead of the NBA and its empowered stars. No team intersected with the extremes of 2020 quite like the Brooklyn Nets, and Matt Sullivan had a courtside view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan't Knock the Hustle\u003c\/em\u003e crosses from on the court, where underdogs confront A-listers like Jay-Z and James Harden, to off the court, as players march through the streets of Brooklyn, provoke Donald Trump at the White House, and boycott the NBA's bubble experiment in Disney World. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHundreds of interviews--with Hall-of-Famers, All-Stars, executives, coaches and power-brokers across the world--provide a backdrop of the NBA's impact on social media, race, politics, health, fashion, fame and fandom, for a portrait of a time when sports brought us back together again, like never before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Sullivan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063036800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063036802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dey Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 78","brand":"Matt Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052375404799,"sku":"9780063036802","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab446f16-8b32-425d-8351-2ae3f98db68e.jpg?v=1685018450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cant-knock-the-hustle-matt-sullivan-9780063036802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}