{"product_id":"madmens-ball-mark-heisler-9781600781988","title":"Madmen's Ball: The Continuing Saga of Kobe, Phil, and the Los Angeles Lakers","description":"In this revised and expanded edition, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e writer Mark Heisler investigates the 45-year history of the Los Angeles Lakers and unveils a pattern of pampered and\/or misguided players, megalomaniacal executives, and owners whose obsessive drives for championships and attention combined to create an atmosphere of conflict for decades Throughout the entire 2003-04 season, fans and the media called the L.A. Lakers the biggest reality show in the country. But the laundry list of conflicts--the ongoing Kobe-Shaq bickering, Kobe's sexual assault trial, Phil Jackson's final season, Gary Payton's refusal to admit his physical decline, and the loss to Detroit in the championship--was just another year in the history of the Lakers. \u003ci\u003eMadmen's Ball\u003c\/i\u003e goes back to the Lakers' unceremonious arrival in Los Angeles in 1960 to show that the franchise has been embroiled in controversy, in-house battles and personality clashes for generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Heisler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1600781985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781600781988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triumph Books (IL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.32w x 1.25d","brand":"Mark Heisler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44124968485119,"sku":"9781600781988","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1fdc416d-2a26-4f79-9817-b0cbda66f0a3.jpg?v=1687439863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/madmens-ball-mark-heisler-9781600781988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}