Among the best books ever written on professional basketball." The philadelphia inquirer David Halberstam, best-selling author of the fifties and the best and the brightest, turns his Keen Reporter's eye on the sport of ...Among the best books ever written on professional basketball." The philadelphia inquirer David Halberstam, best-selling author of the fifties and the best and the brightest, turns his Keen Reporter's eye on the sport of basketball -- the players and the coaches, the long road trips, what happens on court, in front of television cameras, and off-court, where no eyes have followed -- until now.