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JimCrandellFor those of you that are ABA fans or even just basketball fans, the best basketball book I have ever read was "Loose Balls"--which is a year by year anecdotal history of the ABA--it is hilarious. Perhaps the most entertaining book about sports I have ever read.
One other story I remember was about NBA veteran Len Chappell wanting to send a message to Warren Armstrong Jabali who reportedly was a bad guy. As both teams were set up for the opening tap he slugged Jabali and knocked him unconscious. I believe Chappel was viewed as a hero for this and all he received was a technical foul.
Another one was Marvin Barnes walking into the Spirits locker room 5 minutes before they were to take the floor in an important game dressed up with lots of gold and chains with a couple of Big Macs which he quickly downed while telling his teammates--don't worry boys--the News is here. News as I remember had a huge game.