{"product_id":"the-nbas-global-empire-joshua-k-wright-9781476695822","title":"The Nba's Global Empire: How the League Became an International Powerhouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e During the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the Dream Team, a collective of the National Basketball Association's top talent led by Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley, shook up the world as they amazed spectators and opponents on their way to winning gold. Their success introduced the world to the NBA's charismatic superstars and their artistic brand of basketball. Over the next two decades, youth outside of America dreamed of becoming the next Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James. The NBA took advantage of its popularity in China by forming lucrative television and streaming deals and opening training academies. By the 2022-23 NBA season, there were 109 international players from 39 countries, a Canadian franchise, and a league in Africa. Today's best players are Africans, Canadians and Europeans like Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book presents the history of the NBA's ascension to a billion-dollar global empire, analyzing the globalization of American sports since the end of the Cold War and the dawn of the millennium. How essential is globalization for the NBA to thrive in the 21st century? Do the benefits outweigh the geopolitical controversies associated with being a global brand? These questions and others are answered in this first treatment of the NBA's global reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua K. Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476695822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476695822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Joshua K. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199275651327,"sku":"9781476695822","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_567fd947-aad7-4cb3-a2cb-75b83b52ffe4.jpg?v=1727925577","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nbas-global-empire-joshua-k-wright-9781476695822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}