# Sports Illustrated the Basketball Vault: Great Writing from the Pages of Sports Illustrated - Hardcover

by **Chris Ballard** (Editor), **The Editors of Sports Illustrated** (With)

**_Sports Illustrated_, the most respected voice in sports journalism, has covered the NBA for the much of its existence, documenting its expansion from fledgeling league to global force.**

Curated by editor and bestselling author Chris Ballard, this anthology features the best hoops writing from the _SI_ archives along with new postscripts from nationally renowned basketball journalists including Jackie McMullan, Jack McCallum, Jeff Pearlman, S.L. Price, Lee Jenkins, Frank Deford, and more.

### Author Biography

**Chris Ballard** is an award-winning writer and a lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His writing has appeared in _Sports Illustrated_, the _New York Times_, and the _Los Angeles Times_, among other publications. He has written four books, including _The Art of a Beautiful Game_ and _One Shot at Forever._

**Number of Pages:** 496

**Dimensions:** 2.6 x 8.7 x 6.4 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 15, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 30.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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