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May 05, 2009 the book of basketball is essentially a thought dump from simmons. Obama demands bill simmons update his book of basketball. Benjamin david simmons born 20 july 1996 is an australian professional basketball player for the philadelphia 76ers of the national basketball association nba. The nba according to the sports guy is the second book by former espn columnist bill simmons. The nbb allstar game is an annual game involving the allstar players of each season of the novo basquete brasil new basketball brazil, which is the toptier level brazilian professional club basketball league. There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the nba. Bill simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as espns the sports guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the nba.
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